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Civic Company has the following projections for demands in the forthcoming year, alongside established selling prices and costs related to the production. Fixed costs pertain

Civic Company has the following projections for demands in the forthcoming year, alongside established selling prices and costs related to the production. Fixed costs pertain to the facility, which is allocated by the plant manager based on perceived usage. Direct Labor for production is at P20 per hour, while variable overhead is based on machine hours, applied at P10 per machine hour.
       
  Eds  Nic  Eve  Total   
Demand              3,000              2,000              1,000   
Selling Price      1,800,000         750,000         780,000   
Direct Materials         300,000         135,000         195,000         630,000  
Direct Labor         240,000         120,000            80,000         440,000  
Variable Overhead            90,000            45,000            50,000         185,000  
Fixed Overhead (Allocated)         160,000         120,000         120,000         400,000  
TOTAL COST         790,000         420,000         445,000      1,655,000  
       
a. If there are only 19,000 labor hours available, how many units of the item with least Contribution margin per scarce resource should be produced?  
  
       
b. If there are only 15,000 machine hours available, how many units of the item with least Contribution margin per scarce resource should be produced?  
  
       
c. If there are only 17,000 machine hours, and 14,000 labor hours available, how much would be the total contribution margin as a result of prioritization of usage of the scarce resource?  
  
  
       
d. If there are only 17,000 machine hours, and 14,000 labor hours available, how many direct labor hours will be utilized in the production of product Eds?  
  
       
e. If there are only 17,000 machine hours, and 14,000 labor hours available, what is the Contribution margin per scarce resource of the product with the highest priority?

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