If output of one of the products needs to be restricted and management want to lose as little profit as possible, which of the product line’s outputs should they restrict?

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Below are details of the four products made by Krane Ltd.

 

A

B

C

D

Selling price per unit

 60

80

100

120

Variable cost per unit

24

36

48

50

Machine time per unit

3

4

6.5

8

 

Weekly demand for all products is the same. Unfortunately, time available on the machine used to produce all four products is likely to be reduced in the coming week due to maintenance work required. If output of one of the products needs to be restricted and management want to lose as little profit as possible, which of the product line’s outputs should they restrict?

  1. Product A
  2. Product B
  3. Product C
  4. Product D
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