Exer Tread produces two types of exercise​ treadmills: regular and deluxe. The exercise craze is such that Exer Tread could use all its available machine hours to produce either model. The two models are processed through the same production departments. Data for both models are as​ follows: 1​(Click the icon to view the​ data.)                                                Read the requirements2.   Requirement 1. What is the​ constraint?   Exer Tread​'s constraint is machine hours   . Requirement 2. Which model should Exer Tread ​produce? ​(​Hint: Use the allocation of fixed manufacturing overhead to determine the proportion of machine hours used by each​ product.)   Exer Tread should produce the product with the highest contribution margin per unit of the constraint   . Now prepare the product mix analysis by starting with the contribution margin per unit.        Deluxe Regular     treadmill treadmill   Sale price per unit       Variable costs per unit       Contribution margin per unit     ​Next, calculate the proportion of machine hours used.     Fixed overhead ÷ Total overhead = Proportion of machine hours used Deluxe Treadmill   ÷   =   % Regular Treadmill   ÷   =   % ​Finally, calculate the contribution margin per machine hour.       Deluxe Regular     treadmill treadmill   Units that can be produced       each machine hour       Contribution margin       per machine hour     Requirement 3. If Exer Tread should produce both​ models, compute the mix that will maximize operating income.   Exer Tread should produce (1)      because   (2)      . 1: Data Table   Per Unit   Deluxe Regular Sales Price $1,030 $540 Costs:     Direct materials 330 120 Direct labor 86 180 Variable manufacturing overhead 282 94 Fixed manufacturing overhead* 96 32 Variable operating expenses 113 61 Total costs 907 487 Operating income $123 $53 *allocated on the basis of machine hours     2: Requirements 1. What is the​ constraint? 2. Which model should Exer Tread ​produce? ​(​Hint: Use the allocation of fixed manufacturing overhead to determine the proportion of machine hours used by each​ product.) 3. If Exer Tread should produce both​ models, compute the mix that will maximize operating income.

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Exer Tread
produces two types of exercise​ treadmills: regular and deluxe. The exercise craze is such that
Exer Tread
could use all its available machine hours to produce either model. The two models are processed through the same production departments. Data for both models are as​ follows:
1​(Click
the icon to view the​ data.)                                             
 
Read the
requirements2.
 
Requirement 1. What is the​ constraint?
 
Exer Tread​'s
constraint is
machine hours
 
.
Requirement 2. Which model should
Exer Tread
​produce?
​(​Hint:
Use the allocation of fixed manufacturing overhead to determine the proportion of machine hours used by each​ product.)
 
Exer Tread
should produce the product with the
highest contribution margin per unit of the constraint
 
.
Now prepare the product mix analysis by starting with the contribution margin per unit.
  
 
 
Deluxe
Regular
 
 
treadmill
treadmill
 
Sale price per unit
 
 
 
Variable costs per unit
 
 
 
Contribution margin per unit
 
 
​Next, calculate the proportion of machine hours used.
 
 
Fixed overhead
÷
Total overhead
=
Proportion of machine hours used
Deluxe Treadmill
 
÷
 
=
 
%
Regular Treadmill
 
÷
 
=
 
%
​Finally, calculate the contribution margin per machine hour.
 
 
 
Deluxe
Regular
 
 
treadmill
treadmill
 
Units that can be produced
   
 
each machine hour
 
 
 
Contribution margin
   
 
per machine hour
 
 
Requirement 3. If
Exer Tread
should produce both​ models, compute the mix that will maximize operating income.
 
Exer Tread
should produce
(1) 
 
 
because  
(2) 
 
 
.
1: Data Table
 
Per Unit
 
Deluxe
Regular
Sales Price
$1,030
$540
Costs:
 
 
Direct materials
330
120
Direct labor
86
180
Variable manufacturing overhead
282
94
Fixed manufacturing overhead*
96
32
Variable operating expenses
113
61
Total costs
907
487
Operating income
$123
$53
*allocated on the basis of machine hours
   
2: Requirements
1.
What is the​ constraint?
2.
Which model should
Exer Tread
​produce?
​(​Hint:
Use the allocation of fixed manufacturing overhead to determine the proportion of machine hours used by each​ product.)
3.
If
Exer Tread
should produce both​ models, compute the mix that will maximize operating income.
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