Required: (a) Compute the contribution margin per machine hour for each product. (b) Determine the best sales mix of products. (c) Compute the total contribution margin for the best sales mix.

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Selling price per unit
Variable costs per unit
0
Machine hours per unit
1 Maximum units sold per year
Colt Company produces two skateboard models. Machine time per unit for Hero is
2 hours and for Flip is 1 hour. The machine's capacity is 1,600 hours per year. Colt
can sell up to 500 units of Hero and 900 units of Flip per year. Selling prices and
variable costs follow.
2
3 Machine capacity
10
B
Contribution margin per unit
Hero
5 Required:
6 (a) Compute the contribution margin per machine hour for each product.
7 (b) Determine the best sales mix of products.
8 (c) Compute the total contribution margin for the best sales mix.
9
(b) Determine the best sales mix of products.
2
Required:
3 (a) Compute the contribution margin per machine hour for each product.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Contribution margin per machine hour
11
12
13
14
15 Units produced and sold for most profitable sales mix
P
16 Hours required to produce most profitable sales mix
17
18 (c) Compute the total contribution margin for the best sales mix.
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21 Units produced for most profitable sales mix
22 Contribution margin per unit
23 Total contribution margin
Hero
$150
$50
2
500
Hero
Hero
1,600 hours per year
Flip
Flip
Flip
Flip
$95
$55
1
900
Total
Total
D
Transcribed Image Text:Selling price per unit Variable costs per unit 0 Machine hours per unit 1 Maximum units sold per year Colt Company produces two skateboard models. Machine time per unit for Hero is 2 hours and for Flip is 1 hour. The machine's capacity is 1,600 hours per year. Colt can sell up to 500 units of Hero and 900 units of Flip per year. Selling prices and variable costs follow. 2 3 Machine capacity 10 B Contribution margin per unit Hero 5 Required: 6 (a) Compute the contribution margin per machine hour for each product. 7 (b) Determine the best sales mix of products. 8 (c) Compute the total contribution margin for the best sales mix. 9 (b) Determine the best sales mix of products. 2 Required: 3 (a) Compute the contribution margin per machine hour for each product. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Contribution margin per machine hour 11 12 13 14 15 Units produced and sold for most profitable sales mix P 16 Hours required to produce most profitable sales mix 17 18 (c) Compute the total contribution margin for the best sales mix. 19 20 21 Units produced for most profitable sales mix 22 Contribution margin per unit 23 Total contribution margin Hero $150 $50 2 500 Hero Hero 1,600 hours per year Flip Flip Flip Flip $95 $55 1 900 Total Total D
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