Bagley & Daughters Is a Baked-Goods Manufacturing Firm

Multiple Choice

Bagley & Daughters is a baked-goods manufacturing firm. Bagley has two main divisions: Packaged Mixes and Finished Desserts. The Finished Desserts division is considering purchasing the mix for its cakes from an outside supplier.
The Packaged Mixes department incurs the following costs for each batch of cake mix:
In addition to the cost of the cake mix, the Finished Desserts Department would incur the following costs for each batch of cakes:
Currently, the Packaged Mixes department is producing at full capacity and would need to decrease production in another area in order to provide cake mix to the Finished Desserts department. Management estimates that $50 of contribution margin would be lost by the decrease in other areas. The current market price for the quantity of mix needed by the Finished Desserts department is $200: this is the price at which Bagley can purchase the mix from an outside supplier. The finished cakes from each batch will sell for $400.
Based on the decision that will maximize the overall benefit to Bagley & Daughters, what is the contribution margin per batch that can be realized by the Finished Desserts department?

A) $50
B) $40
C) $116
D) $276
E) None of the above