Behar Company makes three types of stainless steel frying pans. Each of the three types of pans requires the use of a special machine that has total operating capacity of 170,250 hours per year. Information on each of the three products is as follows:
| Basic | Standard | Deluxe | |
| Selling price | $11.70 | $16.58 | $34.18 |
| Unit variable cost | $6.46 | $10.76 | $14.14 |
| Machine hours required | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.50 |
The marketing manager has determined that the company can sell all that it can produce of each of the three products.
Required:
1. How many of each product should be sold to maximize the total contribution margin? If a product should not be produced at all, enter "0" for your answer.
| Number of basic units: | |
| Number of standard units: | |
| Number of deluxe units: |
What is the contribution margin per machine hour for each of these products? If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.
| Basic units: | $ per machine hour |
| Standard units: | $ per machine hour |
| Deluxe units: | $ per machine hour |
What is the total contribution margin for this product mix?
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2. Suppose that Behar can sell no more than 281,000 units of each type at the prices indicated. What product mix would you recommend?
| Number of basic units: | |
| Number of standard units: | |
| Number of deluxe units: |
What would be the total contribution margin?
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