Deng Corporation manufactures two styles of lamps — Bedford Lamp and Lowell Lamp. The following per unit data are available:
Bedford Lamp |
Lowell Lamp |
|
Sales price |
$30 |
$35 |
Variable costs |
$18 |
$23 |
Machine hours required for one lamp |
2 |
4 |
Total fixed costs are $50,000. Machine hour capacity is 30,000 hours per year. Assuming that the company can sell as many products as it can make, which product mix would deliver the highest operating income?
a |
7500 Bedford Lamps and 15,000 Lowell Lamps |
b |
0 Bedford Lamps and 7500 Lowell Lamps |
c |
15,000 Bedford Lamps and 0 Lowell Lamps |
d |
15,000 Bedford Lamps and 15,000 Lowell Lamps |
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