SimplengTaksil Company produces furniture. It has four products, tables, chairs, cabinets and bookshelves. It has 50,000 direct labor hours available. Below are the details pertaining to each product:                            Table              Chairs         Cabinets          Bookshelves CM/Unit              P25                  P20              P28                  P24 DLH/Units       5 hours             2 hours        7 hours             5 hours Maximum      3,500 units     12,000 units   5,000 units       3,000 units demand   What will be the highest contribution margin if we prioritize the products properly?

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  1.  SimplengTaksil Company produces furniture. It has four products, tables, chairs, cabinets and bookshelves. It has 50,000 direct labor hours available. Below are the details pertaining to each product:

 

                         Table              Chairs         Cabinets          Bookshelves

CM/Unit              P25                  P20              P28                  P24
DLH/Units       5 hours             2 hours        7 hours             5 hours
Maximum      3,500 units     12,000 units   5,000 units       3,000 units
demand

 

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