Question: Because machine hours is the constraint, Smart Touch Learning needs to figure out which product has the highest contribution margin per machine hour. Exhibit 25-10

Because machine hours is the constraint, Smart Touch Learning needs to figure out which product has the highest contribution margin per machine hour. Exhibit 25-10 illustrates the calculation for the contribution margin per machine hour for each product
Smart Touch Leaning's Contribution Margin per Machine Hour
Standard Tablet Premium Tablet
1) Hours required to produce 1 tablet 7.5000 10.0000
2) Tablets produced per hour (1hr/(1)) 0.1333* 0.1000
3) Contribution margin per tablet $192.50 $225.00

Contribution margin per machine {(2) x (3)} $25.66* $22.50

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