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Exhibit 6-5
Estrada Incorporated Produces Two Different Products with the Following

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Exhibit 6-5
Estrada Incorporated produces two different products with the following monthly data.
 Charcoal  Gas  Total  Barbecues  Barbecues  Selling price per unit $150$600 Variable cost per unit $60$360 Expected unit sales 1,4006002,000 Sales mix 70%30%100% Fixed costs $180,000\begin{array}{llcc}&\text { Charcoal } & \text { Gas } & \text { Total } \\&\text { Barbecues } & \text { Barbecues } &\\\text { Selling price per unit } & \$ 150 & \$ 600 & \\\text { Variable cost per unit } & \$ 60 & \$ 360 & \\\text { Expected unit sales } & 1,400 & 600 & 2,000 \\\text { Sales mix } & 70 \% & 30 \% & 100 \% \\\text { Fixed costs } & & & \$ 180,000\end{array}

-Refer to Exhibit 6-5.Management believes that pushing sales of the Gas Barbecues product would maximize company profits because of the high contribution margin per unit.However,only 20,000 labor hours are available each year and the Gas Barbecue requires 5 labor hours per unit while the Charcoal Barbecue model requires 2 labor hours per unit.
If the company sells everything it produces,what is the contribution margin per unit of the constrained resource for the Charcoal Barbecue?


A) $98
B) $120
C) $48
D) $45
E) None of the answer choices is correct.

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