Gorey Products Inc. makes two products—K36L and W81H. Product K36L's selling price is $345.00 and its unit variable cost is $310.50. Product W81H's selling price is $256.00 and its unit variable cost is $230.40. The monthly demand is 430 units for product K36L and 890 units for W81H. The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 10,000 minutes each month. Each unit of product K36L requires 15 minutes on this machine and each unit of product W81H requires 8 minutes on this machine.
-What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month?
A)$27,722
B)$26,195
C)$37,619
D)$29,408

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The Answer of Gorey Products Inc. makes two products—K36L and W81H. Product K36L's selling price is $345.00 and its unit variable cost is $310.50. Product W81H's selling price is $256.00 and its unit variable cost is $230.40. The monthly demand is 430 units for product K36L and 890 units for W81H. The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 10,000 minutes each month. Each unit of product K36L requires 15 minutes on this machine and each unit of product W81H requires 8 minutes on this machine.
-What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month?
A)$27,722
B)$26,195
C)$37,619
D)$29,408