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The Same Constrained Resource Is Used by Four Different Products

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The same constrained resource is used by four different products at Rodrigez Corporation. Data concerning those products appear below: Z100Z200Z300Z400 Unit selling price $31.80$29.60$15.90$35.80 Unit variable cost $15.90$6.80$3.00$24.30 Amount of the constrained resource required. 0.440.340.280.53\begin{array}{lrrr}&Z 100 & Z 200 & Z 300 & Z 400 \\\text { Unit selling price }&\$ 31.80 & \$ 29.60 & \$ 15.90 & \$ 35.80 \\\text { Unit variable cost }&\$ 15.90 & \$ 6.80 & \$ 3.00 & \$ 24.30 \\\text { Amount of the constrained resource required. }&0.44 & 0.34 & 0.28 & 0.53\end{array} The company does not have enough of the constrained resource to satisfy for demand of all four products. From the standpoint of the entire company, if it is a choice between sales of one unit of one product versus another, which product should the salespersons emphasize?


A) Z300
B) Z400
C) Z200
D) Z100

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