Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $225 and $175, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 130,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below:

	Alpha				Beta
Direct materials		$	42			$	24
Direct labor			42				32
Variable manufacturing overhead			26				24
Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead			34				37
Variable selling expenses			31				27
Common fixed expenses			34				29
Total cost per unit		$	209			$	173

The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars.

1. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 74,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 74,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $156 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 74,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units?

2. What contribution margin per pound of raw material is earned by each of the two products? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 3. Assume that Canes customers would buy a maximum of 99,000 units of Alpha and 79,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the companys raw material available for production is limited to 344,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits? 4. Assume that Canes customers would buy a maximum of 99,000 units of Alpha and 79,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the companys raw material available for production is limited to 344,000 pounds. What is the maximum contribution margin Cane Company can earn given the limited quantity of raw materials? 5. Assume that Canes customers would buy a maximum of 99,000 units of Alpha and 79,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the companys raw material available for production is limited to 344,000 pounds. If Cane uses its 344,000 pounds of raw materials, up to how much should it be willing to pay per pound for additional raw materials? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)