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! Required information The Foundational 15 (Algo) (LO13-2, LO13-3, LO13-4, LO13-5, LO13-6) [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cane Company manufactures two products called Alpha and Beta that sell for $135 and $95, respectively. Each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. The company has the capacity to annually produce 105,000 units of each product. Its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Traceable fixed manufacturing overhead Variable selling expenses Common fixed expenses Total cost per unit Alpha $ 30 23 10 19 ta $18 16 8 21 11 13 $87 15 18 $115 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. 11. How many pounds of raw material are needed to make one unit of each of the two products? Alpha Beta Pounds of raw materials per unit 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 83,000 units of Alpha and 63,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 200,000 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 83,000 units of Alpha and 63,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the raw material available for production is limited to 200,000 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 83,000 units of Alpha and 63,000 units of Beta. Also assume that the company's raw material available for production is limited to 200,000 pounds. If Cane uses its 200,000 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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