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dKristen Company manufactures three products: X, Y, and Z. The demand for each product is 100...

dKristen Company manufactures three products: X, Y, and Z. The demand for each product is 100 units. The selling price, variable expenses, and contribution margin for one unit of each product follow:

              Product

   X

   Y

    Z

Selling price

$140

$300

$390

Less variable expenses

       (Only Special steel)

    50

   100

   150

Contribution margin

   $90

  $200

$240

Steel need to make 1 unit

   1 kg

   2 kg

  3 kg


The same special steel is used for all three products. 1 kg of the steel costs $50. Kristen can buy up to 400 kgs.

Assume that Kristen can also buy Product Y from an importer and resell it. The purchase price of Y would be $270 per unit. In this case, in what order does the company have to make the products?

A.

X è Z è Y

B.

Y è Z è X

C.

Y è X è Z

D.

Z è X è Y

E.

X è Y è Z

Solutions

Expert Solution

CALCULATION OF CONTRIBUTION PER UNIT OF MATERIAL - SPECIAL STTEL
Product X Product Y Product Z
Selling Price Per unit $                 140.00 $                300.00 $               390.00
Less: Variable Costs $                   50.00 $                100.00 $               150.00
contribution Margin (A) $                   90.00 $                200.00 $               240.00
Required Number of Special steel 1 KG 2 KG 3 KG
Contribution per unit per Minuts =(A/B) $                   90.00 $                100.00 $                 80.00
Ranking on the basis of per minute contribution II nd X Ist Y III rd Z
So as per ranking we can produce the product
Answer = Option C.
Y è X è Z

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