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QUESTION 1 Utilization of a Constrained Resource Westburne Company produces three products: Alpha, Omega and Beta....

QUESTION 1

Utilization of a Constrained Resource

Westburne Company produces three products: Alpha, Omega and Beta. Data (per unit) concerning the three products follow:

Alpha        Omega            Beta

Selling price                                             $160                     $112             $140

Less variable expenses:

           Direct materials                                48                         30                 18

           Labour and overhead                       48                         54                 80

Total variable expenses                              96                         84                 98

Contribution margin                                 $64                     $28             $42

Contribution margin ratio                         40%              25%            30%

Demand for the company's products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. The same material is used in each product. The material costs $6 per kilogram, with a maximum of 10,000 kilograms available each month.

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Which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for Alpha, Omega or Beta? Which orders second? Third?

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