Caddo Ltd. produces two products using the same manufacturing equipment. Information about the two products is as follows:

	Alpha	Beta
Sales	15	35
Variable costs	5	10
Machine hours required	0.5	2.0
Demand (units)	30,000	10,000
Demand (machine hours)	15,000	20,000

If Caddo can produce only one of the products in the next period, which product should be produced?

1. Alpha should be produced because it requires less machine hours.
2. Beta should be produced because it generates more revenue.
3. Beta should be produced because it generates more contribution margin per unit.
4. None of the above