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  • This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • September 29, 2018 at 7:47 pm #475988
    WitheringFlower
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    Top has limited factory capacity measured in labour hours and a decision must be made whether to make or buy a product X. Supplies of X can be purchased for $12 per unit. If X is made each unit costs $5 in raw materials and requires 3 labour hours. Labour is paid at $1.5 per hr. LAbour is currently working to capacity making product Y which earns a contribution of $2/unit, each unit needing 5 labour hours.

    In the answer to this question, the lost contribution of next best alternative used is $2 * 3/5= 1.2 but my question is if it is lost contribution shouldn’t it based on 2 hours and not 3?

    September 30, 2018 at 9:56 am #476005
    John Moffat
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    Every hour taken from product Y is losing contribution of $2/5.

    Therefore since each unit of X takes 3 hours, it is costing 3 x $2/5

    September 30, 2018 at 3:42 pm #476026
    WitheringFlower
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    But aren’t we losing 2 hours contribution and not 3?

    and
    Thank you for the reply.

    October 1, 2018 at 6:56 am #476045
    John Moffat
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    Given that making X takes 3 hours, then we are losing 3 hours from product Y’s production and therefore 3 hours of contribution.

    October 1, 2018 at 1:45 pm #476067
    WitheringFlower
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    Ohh, Thank you so much for the explanation. Makes a lot of sense now!

    October 2, 2018 at 7:50 am #476115
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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