Containers Galore sells two products with information as follows:Small containers:Price per unit - P12Variable cost per unit - P10Large containers:Price per unit - P20Variable cost per unit - P12Products are made by machines. 4 small containers can be made with one machine hour and 2large containers can be made with one machine hour. The company has a maximum of 3,000machine hours available per month. Assume there are no constraints on sales of either product,and the company could choose any product mix they wish. What is the maximum amount ofcontribution margin that the company could earn in a month?

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