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Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $215 and $160, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $7 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 125,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Alpha Beta Direct materials $ 42 $ 21 Direct labor 35 28 Variable manufacturing overhead 23 21 Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead 31 34 Variable selling expenses 28 24 Common fixed expenses 31 26 Total cost per unit $ 190 $ 154 The company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. 12. What contribution margin per pound of raw material is earned by each of the two products? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Alpha Beta Contribution margin per pound 13. Assume that Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 96,000 units of Alpha and 76,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 246,000 pounds. How many units of each product should Cane produce to maximize its profits? Alpha Beta Units produced 14. Assume that Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 96,000 units of Alpha and 76,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 246,000 pounds. What is the total contribution margin Cane Company will earn? Total contribution margin 15. Assume that Cane's customers would buy a maximum of 96,000 units of Alpha and 76,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the company's raw material available for production is limited to 246,000 pounds. If Cane uses its 246,000 pounds of raw materials, up to how much should it be willing to pay per pound for additional raw materials? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Maximum price to be paid per pound

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