Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $165 and $130, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 113,000 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 $ 40 29 15 25 21 24 $154 Beta $ 24 25 14 27 17 19 $126 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. 8. Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 69,000 Betas and 89,000 Alphas per year. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, its sales representatives could increase sales of Alpha by 13,000 units. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line? Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $165 and $130, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 113,000 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 $ 40 29 15 25 21 24 $154 Beta $ 24 25 14 27 17 19 $126 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. 9. Assume that Cane expects to produce and sell 89,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 89,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $116 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 89,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units? Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $165 and $130, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 113,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Alpha Beta Direct labor $ 40 $ 24 Variable manufacturing overhead 29 25 15 Traceable fixed manufacturing overbead Variable selling expenses 25 27 21 17 Common fixed expenses 19 Total cost per unit $154 $126 14 24 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 59,000 Alphas during the current year. A supplier has offered to manufacture and deliver 59,000 Alphas to Cane for a price of $116 per unit. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of buying 59,000 units from the supplier instead of making those units? Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $165 and $130, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 113,000 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 $ 40 29 15 25 21 24 $154 Beta $ 24 25 14 27 17 19 $126 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. 11. How many pounds of raw material are needed to make one unit of each of the two products? Alpha Beta Pounds of raw materials per unit Required information (The following information applies to the questions displayed below) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $165 and $130, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 113,000 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 $ 40 29 15 25 21 24 $154 Beta $ 24 25 14 27 17 19 $126 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. 12. What contribution margin per pound of raw material is earned by each of the two products? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Alpha Contribution margin per pound Beta Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $165 and $130, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 113,000 units of each product its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below. Beta $ 24 Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 40 29 15 25 21 24 $154 25 14 27 17 19 $126 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 89,000 units of Alpha and 69,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 220,000 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 $165 and $130, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 113,000 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 $ 40 29 15 25 21 24 $154 Beta $ 24 25 14 27 17 19 $126 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 89,000 units of Alpha and 69,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 220,000 pounds. What is the total contribution margin Cane Company will 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 $165 and $130, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $8 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 113,000 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 $ 40 29 15 25 21 24 $154 Beta $ 24 25 14 27 17 19 $126 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 89,000 units of Alpha and 69,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the company's raw material available for production is limited to 220,000 pounds. If Cane uses its 220,000 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