QUESTION 41 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 X è Z   C. Y è Z è X   D. Z è X è Y   E. X è Y è Z

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  1. 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 X è Z

      C.

    Y è Z è X

      D.

    Z è X è Y

      E.

    X è Y è Z

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