Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $180 and $145, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 118,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below:

	Alpha				Beta
Direct materials		$	36			$	24
Direct labor			32				27
Variable manufacturing overhead			19				17
Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead			27				30
Variable selling expenses			24				20
Common fixed expenses			27				22
Total cost per unit		$	165			$	140

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.

9. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 92,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 92,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $128 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 92,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units?

10. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 62,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 62,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $128 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 62,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units?

11. How many pounds of raw material are needed to make one unit of each of the two products? 12. What contribution margin per pound of raw material is earned by each of the two products?

13. Assume that Canes customers would buy a maximum of 92,000 units of Alpha and 72,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 300,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits?

14. Assume that Canes customers would buy a maximum of 92,000 units of Alpha and 72,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 300,000 pounds. What is the total contribution margin Cane Company will earn?

15. Assume that Canes customers would buy a maximum of 92,000 units of Alpha and 72,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the companys raw material available for production is limited to 300,000 pounds. If Cane uses its 300,000 pounds of raw materials, up to how much should it be willing to pay per pound for additional raw materials?