Home Run Corporation produces three products for baseball enthusiasts: bats, gloves, and balls. Information relating to each
Question:
Home Run pays its direct labor workers an average of $8 per hour. At full capacity, 60,000 direct labor hours are available per year. The marketing department has just released the following sales estimates for the upcoming year: bats (60,000 units), gloves (20,000 units), and balls (100,000 units). Based on these figures, demand for the current year is expected to exceed the companys direct labor capacity.
Instructions
a. What products should Home Run produce to maximize its operating income?
b. The companys marketing manager believes that the production of the least profitable product is needed to support the demand for the most profitable products. How may this influence managements decision regarding the companys productionschedule?
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Financial and Managerial Accounting the basis for business decisions
ISBN: 978-0078111044
16th edition
Authors: Jan Williams, Susan Haka, Mark Bettner, Joseph Carcello