! Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $155 and $115, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 110,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 24 23 22 23 19 22 Beta $ 12 26 12 25 15 17 $ 133 $107 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 10. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 57,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 57,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $108 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 57,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units? Financial advantage $ 1,610,000 Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $155 and $115, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 110,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 24 23 22 23 19 22 $ 133 Beta $ 12 26 12 25 15 17 $107 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 13. Assume that Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 87,000 units of Alpha and 67,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 168,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits? Alpha Beta Units produced ! Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $155 and $115, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 110,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 24 23 22 23 19 22 Beta $ 12 26 12 25 15 17 $ 107 $133 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 14. Assume that Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 87,000 units of Alpha and 67,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 168,000 pounds. What total contribution margin will it earn? Total contribution margin Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $155 and $115, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 110,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 24 23 22 23 19 22 $ 133 Beta $ 12 26 12 25 15 17 $ 107 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 15. Assume that Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 87,000 units of Alpha and 67,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 168,000 pounds. If Cane uses its 168,000 pounds of raw materials, up to how much should it be willing to pay per pound for additional raw materials? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Maximum price to be paid per pound
