Concept Introduction:
Contribution approach:
The contribution approach calculates the net profit by calculating the contribution margin. The variable cost is deducted from the sales value to calculate the contribution margin. Further, the fixed cost is deducted from the contribution margin to calculate the contribution margin.
Requirement 1:
Calculate the contribution margin per pound of material used in each product.
Concept Introduction:
Contribution approach:
The contribution approach calculates the net profit by calculating the contribution margin. The variable cost is deducted from the sales value to calculate the contribution margin. Further, the fixed cost is deducted from the contribution margin to calculate the contribution margin.
Requirement 2:
Calculate the maximum contribution margin in case of an unlimited demand for each product.
Concept Introduction:
Contribution approach:
The contribution approach calculates the net profit by calculating the contribution margin. The variable cost is deducted from the sales value to calculate the contribution margin. Further, the fixed cost is deducted from the contribution margin to calculate the contribution margin.
Requirement 3:
Calculate the maximum contribution margin in case of limited demand for each product.
Concept Introduction:
Requirement 4:
Determine the highest price that Company B can pay for an additional pound of material.
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