$\backslash$table$[[,$Product$],[,$A$,$B$,$C$,],[$Selling price,$$80,$$$56,$$$70,],[$Variable expenses:,$24,15,9,],[,$ Direct materials,$24,27,40,],[,$ other variable expenses,$48,42,49,],[$Total variable expenses,$$32,$$$14,$$$21,],[$Contribution margin,$40\%,25\%,30\%,]]$

The company estimates that it can sell $800$ units of each product per month. The same raw material is used in each product. The material costs $$3$ per pound with a maximum of $5,000$ pounds available each month.

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Tableau Dashboard Activity $13-1($Static$)$ Part $3$

$3.$ What is the maximum contribution margin that the company can earn per month if it makes optimal use of its $5,000$ pounds of materials?

Note: Round your intermediate calculations to $2$ decimal places.

Maximum contribution margin