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Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $185 and $150, respectively. Each product
uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 119,000
units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity is given below:
The company's traceable fixed manufacturing overhead is avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are
unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars.
Assume Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 93,000 units of Alpha and 73,000 units of Beta. Also assume the raw material
available for production is limited to 227,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits?
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