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Murphy Company manufactures and sells three products. Relevant per unit data con

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Question

Murphy Company manufactures and sells three products. Relevant per unit data concerning each product are given below. Product A B C Selling price $14 $17 $20 Variable costs and expenses $3 $6 $12 Machine hours to produce 2 1 2 Prepare an analysis showing the total contribution margin if the additional hours are divided equally among the products. Product A B C Machine hours Contribution margin per unit of limited resource $ $ $ Total contribution margin $ $ $ The total contribution margin is $ (2) Prepare an analysis showing the total contribution margin if the additional hours are allocated entirely to the product identified above. Product B Machine hours Contribution margin per unit of limited resource $ Total contribution margin $

Explanation / Answer

Product A Product B Product C Selling Price 14 17 20 Variable cost 3 6 12 Contribution 11 11 8 Machine hours 2 1 2 Contribution per machine hour 5.5 11 4