Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $185 and $120, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $5 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 112,000 units of each product. Its unit costs for each product at this level of activity are given below:

	Alpha				Beta
Direct materials		$	30			$	10
Direct labor			22				29
Variable manufacturing overhead			20				13
Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead			24				26
Variable selling expenses			20				16
Common fixed expenses			23				18
Total cost per unit		$	139			$	112

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

Required:

Assume that Canes customers would buy a maximum of 88,000 units of Alpha and 68,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the companys raw material available for production is limited to 172,000 pounds. What is the maximum contribution margin Cane Company can earn given the limited quantity of raw materials?

Total Contribution Margin

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