Question: Machine A 1 is the constrained resource and is being used at 1 0 0 % of its capacity. There is excess capacity on all

Machine A1 is the constrained resource and is being used at 100% of its capacity.
There is excess capacity on all other machines.
Machine A1 has a capacity of 2,400 minutes per week.
Which product does the company need to focus on?
Alloting constrained resources: Produce Prodcut2 at maximum demand and use remaining resources to produce product 1
Produce 2,200 units of Product2: 1,100minutes use of A1 time (remaining time=1,100 min.)
Then produce 1,300 units of Product1(1,300 units x 1 min. =1,300 min)
: Max contribution margin =2,200 x $15+1,300 x $24= $64,200

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