11) How can Lisa Braun encourage her salespeople to promote the more profitable model?
A) Put all sales persons on salary.
B) Provide higher sales commissions for higher priced items.
C) Provide higher sales commissions for items with the greatest contribution margin per constrained resource.
D) Both B and C are correct.
Answer the following questions using the information below:
Helmer’s Rockers manufactures two models, Standard and Premium. Weekly demand is estimated to be 100 units of the Standard Model and 70 units of the Premium Model. The following per unit data apply:
StandardPremium
Contribution margin per unit$18$20
Number of machine-hours required34
12) The contribution per machine-hour is:
A) $18 for Standard, $20 for Premium
B) $54 for Standard, $80 for Premium
C) $15 for Standard, $16 for Premium
D) $6 for Standard, $5 for Premium
13) If there are 496 machine-hours available per week, how many rockers of each model should Jim Helmer produce to maximize profits?
A) 100 units of Standard and 49 units of Premium
B) 72 units of Standard and 70 units of Premium
C) 100 units of Standard and 70 units of Premium
D) 85 units of Standard and 60 units of Premium
14) If there are 600 machine-hours available per week, how many rockers of each model should Jim Helmer produce to maximize profits?
A) 100 units of Standard and 49 units of Premium
B) 72 units of Standard and 70 units of Premium
C) 100 units of Standard and 70 units of Premium
D) 85 units of Standard and 60 units of Premium
Answer the following questions using the information below:
Lugozi Company manufactures three sizes of kitchen appliances: small, medium, and large. Product information is provided below.
SmallMediumLarge
Unit selling price$300$500$1,000
Unit costs:
Variable manufacturing(120)(240)(400)
Fixed manufacturing(80)(100)(240)
Variable selling and administrative(60)(60)(60)
Unit profit$ 40$ 100$300
Demand in units100120100
Machine-hours per unit2040100
The maximum machine-hours available are 6,000 per week.
15) What is the contribution margin per machine-hour for a large chair?
A) $2.50
B) $6.00
C) $5.40
D) $3.60
16) Which of the three product models should be produced first if management incorporates a short-run profit maximizing strategy?
A) small chairs
B) medium chairs
C) large chairs
D) either medium or large chairs
17) How many of each product should be produced per month using the short-run profit maximizing strategy?
SmallMediumLarge
A) 012012
B) 100040
C) 1001000
D) 1002040
18) Favata Corporation manufactures two products, AA and CC. The following information was available:
AACC
Selling price per unit$37$26
Variable cost per unit32 22
Total fixed costs$18,000
If Favata Corporation could produce and sell either 10,000 units of AA or 5,000 units of CC at full capacity, it should produce and sell:
A) 10,000 units of AA and none of CC
B) 3,000 units of CC and 6,000 units of AA
C) 5,000 units of CC and none of AA
D) 4,000 units of AA and 5,000 units of CC
19) Product-mix decisions are typically short-run decisions.
20) For short-run product-mix decisions, managers should focus on minimizing total fixed costs.
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