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Francorp sells two products, M and N. Selected data is shown below.
M N
Selling Price per unit $80 $60
Less Variable Expenses per unit $46 $40
Contribution Margin per unit $34 $20
Current Demand per week (units)2,1002,400
Processing time required on machine XYZ per unit 2 minutes 1 minute
Additional Information:
Machine XYZ is a constrained resource and is being used at 100% capacity
Machine XYZ has a capacity of 3,000 minutes per week
(a) Which product should Francorp focus on? Show all work and calculations to back up your answer.
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(b) Assuming Francorp wants to maximize its total contribution margin, how much of each product should it produce? Show all work and calculations to back up your answer.
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(c) Assuming Francorp follows its production plan from part (b), determine its total contribution margin.
Show all work and calculations to back up your answer.
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