Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $120 and $80, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 100,000 units of each product. Its unit costs for each product at this level of activity are given below:

	Alpha				Beta
Direct materials		$	30			$	12
Direct labor			20				15
Variable manufacturing overhead			7				5
Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead			16				18
Variable selling expenses			12				8
Common fixed expenses			15				10
Total cost per unit		$	100			$	68

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.

1. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 40,000 Betas per year. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, how much will profits increase or decrease?

2. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 60,000 Betas and 80,000 Alphas per year. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, its sales representatives could increase sales of Alpha by 15,000 units. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, how much would profits increase or decrease?

3. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 80,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 80,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $80 per unit. If Cane buys 80,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units, how much will profits increase or decrease?

4.

Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 50,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 50,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $80 per unit. If Cane buys 50,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units, how much will profits increase or decrease?

5. How many pounds of raw material are needed to make one unit of Alpha and one unit of Beta?

	Alpha	Beta
Pounds of raw materials per unit

6.

What contribution margin per pound of raw material is earned by Alpha and Beta? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

	Alpha	Beta
Contribution margin per pound

7. Assume that Canes customers would buy a maximum of 80,000 units of Alpha and 60,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the companys raw material available for production is limited to 160,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits?

	Alpha	Beta
Units produced

8. Assume that Canes customers would buy a maximum of 80,000 units of Alpha and 60,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the companys raw material available for production is limited to 160,000 pounds. What is the maximum contribution margin Cane Company can earn given the limited quantity of raw materials?

9.

Assume that Canes customers would buy a maximum of 80,000 units of Alpha and 60,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the companys raw material available for production is limited to 160,000 pounds. Up to how much should it be willing to pay per pound for additional raw materials? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)