FAUSTINO Inc. manufactures two products, MICHAEL and GABRIEL. Contribution margin per unit is determined as follows:                                                             MICHAEL    GABRIEL                      Revenue                        P 130             P 80                      Variable costs                   (70)               (38)                      Contribution margin         60                 42    Total demand for MICHAEL is 8,000 units; and for GABRIEL, 16,000 units. Machine hours is a scarce resource. Only 42,000 machine hours are available during the year. MICHAEL requires 6 machine hours per unit while GABRIEL requires 3 machine hours per unit. How many units of MICHAEL should FAUSTINO Inc. produce?

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FAUSTINO Inc. manufactures two products, MICHAEL and GABRIEL. Contribution margin per unit is determined as follows:

                                                            MICHAEL    GABRIEL

                     Revenue                        P 130             P 80

                     Variable costs                   (70)               (38)

                     Contribution margin         60                 42 

 

Total demand for MICHAEL is 8,000 units; and for GABRIEL, 16,000 units. Machine hours is a scarce resource. Only 42,000 machine hours are available during the year. MICHAEL requires 6 machine hours per unit while GABRIEL requires 3 machine hours per unit. How many units of MICHAEL should FAUSTINO Inc. produce?

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