Britt, located in Port St. Lucie, Florida, produces two lines of electric toothbrushes: deluxe and standard....

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Britt, located in Port St. Lucie, Florida, produces two lines of electric toothbrushes: deluxe and standard. Because Britt can sell all the toothbrushes it can produce, the owners are expanding the plant. They are deciding which product line to emphasize. To make this decision, they assemble the following data: (Click the icon to view the data.) After expansion, the factory will have a production capacity of 4,000 machine hours per month. The plant can manufacture either 50 standard electric toothbrushes or 23 deluxe electric toothbrushes per machine hour. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Identify the constraining factor for Britt Britt's constraint is i Requirements i Data Table 1. Identify the constraining factor for Britt 2. Prepare an analysis to show which product line to emphasize. Per Unit Deluxe Toothbrush Standard Toothbrush Sales price $ 82 $ 52 25 18 Variable costs $ 57 $ 34 Contribution margin Contribution margin ratio 69.5% 65.4% X Print Done X Britt, located in Port St. Lucie, Florida, produces two lines of electric toothbrushes: deluxe and standard. Because Britt can sell all the toothbrushes it can produce, the owners are expanding the plant. They are deciding which product line to emphasize. To make this decision, they assemble the following data: (Click the icon to view the data.) After expansion, the factory will have a production capacity of 4,000 machine hours per month. The plant can manufacture either 50 standard electric toothbrushes or 23 deluxe electric toothbrushes per machine hour. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Identify the constraining factor for Britt Britt's constraint is i Requirements i Data Table 1. Identify the constraining factor for Britt 2. Prepare an analysis to show which product line to emphasize. Per Unit Deluxe Toothbrush Standard Toothbrush Sales price $ 82 $ 52 25 18 Variable costs $ 57 $ 34 Contribution margin Contribution margin ratio 69.5% 65.4% X Print Done X