Kingston Manufacturing has 27,000 labor hours available for producing X and Y. Consider the following information:
Product X Product Y
Required labor time per unit (hours) 2 3
Maximum demand (units) 6,000 8,000
Contribution margin per unit $5 $6
Contribution margin per labor hour $2.50 $2
If Kingston follows proper managerial accounting practices, which of the following production schedules should the company set?
Product A Product B
A. 0 units 8,000 units
B. 1,500 units 8,000 units
C. 6,000 units 0 units
D. 6,000 units 5,000 units
E. 6,000 units 8,000 units
A. Option A.
B. Option B.
C. Option C.
D. Option D.
E. Option E.
The following costs are relevant to the decision situation cited except:____.
a. the cost of hiring a full-time staff attorney, in a decision to establish an in-house legal department or retain the services of a prominent law firm.
b. the remodeling cost of existing office space, in a firm's decision to stay at its current location or move to a new building.
c. the long-term salary costs demanded by Joe Torrez (a superstar) and Rip Moran (an average player) in baseball contract negotiations, in a decision that determines the amounts by which ticket prices must be raised.
d. the cost to enhance an airline's Web site, in a decision to expand existing service to either Salt Lake City or Phoenix.
e. the commissions that could be earned by a salesperson, in a decision that involves salesperson compensation methods (i.e., commissions or flat monthly salaries).