Kristen Company manufactures three products: X, Y, and Z. The demand for each product is 100 units. The selling price, variable expenses, and contribution margin for one unit of each product follow:                  Product      X    Y     Z  Selling price $140  $300  $390   Less variable expenses        (Only Special steel)       50      100      150 Contribution margin       $90   $200  $240         Steel need to make 1 unit    1 kg    2 kg   3 kg The same special steel is used for all three products. 1 kg of the steel costs $50.  Assume that the company has made all units required for X and Y. Now Kristen does not have enough steel remaining to make all 100 units demanded for Z.  An outside vendor can furnish Kristen with additional steel at some price. How much is the highest price that Kristen is willing to pay per kg of additional steel?   A. $100   B. $50   C. $80   D. $130   E. $150

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  1. Kristen Company manufactures three products: X, Y, and Z. The demand for each product is 100 units. The selling price, variable expenses, and contribution margin for one unit of each product follow: 

     

                  Product

     

       X

       Y

        Z

     Selling price

    $140

     $300

     $390

     

    Less variable expenses

           (Only Special steel)

     

        50

     

       100

     

       150

    Contribution margin   

       $90

      $200

     $240

     

     

     

     

    Steel need to make 1 unit

       1 kg

       2 kg

      3 kg


    The same special steel is used for all three products. 1 kg of the steel costs $50.

     Assume that the company has made all units required for X and Y. Now Kristen does not have enough steel remaining to make all 100 units demanded for Z.  An outside vendor can furnish Kristen with additional steel at some price. How much is the highest price that Kristen is willing to pay per kg of additional steel?

      A.

    $100

      B.

    $50

      C.

    $80

      D.

    $130

      E.

    $150

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