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Grand Swell Company produces three types of high-fat guy food – chicken wings, meatballs, and meat...

  1. Grand Swell Company produces three types of high-fat guy food – chicken wings, meatballs, and meat sticks. For some unknown reason, the company can sell all it produces of any of the products. Profit is limited only by a special machine through which all of the products must pass. Unit sales and cost data for the three products are as follows:

Wings

Meat Balls

Meat Sticks

Sale Price

$10

$12

$15

Direct Materials Cost/Unit

3

2

3

Direct Labor Cost/Unit

3

2

4

Variable Overhead/Unit

1

2

2

Fixed Overhead/Month (Allocated)

10,000

10,000

12,000

Machine Minutes

12

30

20

Required:

-Which product is most profitable, and which is least profitable. Show calculations to support your answer.

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