Eastwood Cake Factory sells chocolate cakes, birthday cakes, and specialty cakes. The factory is experiencing a bottleneck and is trying to determine which cake is most profitable. Even though Eastwood may have to limit its orders, it is concerned about customer service and satisfaction.Line Item DescriptionChocolate CakeBirthday CakeSpecialty CakeSales price $20.00 $45.00 $60.00Variable cost per cake $5.00 $12.00 $20.00Hours needed to bake, frost, and decorate1 hour2.5 hours2 hoursa. Compute the contribution margin per hour per cake. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.CakeAmountChocolate cake$fill in the blank 1Birthday cake$fill in the blank 2Specialty cake$fill in the blank 3b. Determine which cakes the company should try to sell more of first, second, and then last.RankCake1st: 2nd: 3rd:

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Eastwood Cake Factory sells chocolate cakes, birthday cakes, and specialty cakes. The factory is experiencing a bottleneck and is trying to determine which cake is most profitable. Even though Eastwood may have to limit its orders, it is concerned about customer service and satisfaction.