CABBAGE Company makes three products with the following characteristics:   Product Product Product   V JK JIN Selling price per unit P10 P15 P20 Variable Cost per unit P6 P10 P10 Machine hours per unit 2 4 10 The company has a capacity of 2,000 machine hours, but there is virtually limited demand for product V of 350 units and product JIN of 550 units. In order to maximize total contribution margin, how many units of each product should the company product for product JK?

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CABBAGE Company makes three products with the following characteristics:

 

Product

Product

Product

 

V

JK

JIN

Selling price per unit

P10

P15

P20

Variable Cost per unit

P6

P10

P10

Machine hours per unit

2

4

10

The company has a capacity of 2,000 machine hours, but there is virtually limited demand for product V of 350 units and product JIN of 550 units. In order to maximize total contribution margin, how many units of each product should the company product for product JK?

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