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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:

AlphaBetaDirect materials$30 $10 Direct labour 22 29 Variable manufacturing overhead 20 13 Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead 24 26 Variable selling expenses 20 16 Common fixed expenses 23 18 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.

14. 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?