Handy Combs, Inc. makes and sells brushes and combs. It can sell all of either product it can make. The following data are pertinent to each respective product: brushes Unit of output per machine hours Selling Price per unit Direct Material per unit Direct Labor per unit Variable Overhead per unit combs 20 P 4 P 1.20 P 12 P1 P 2 P 0.50 P0.10 P 0.05 Total fixed overhead is P380,000.

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The company has 40,000 machine hours available for production. What sales mix will maximize profits?

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Handy Combs, Inc. makes and sells brushes and combs. It can sell all of either product it
can make. The following data are pertinent to each respective product:
combs
20
brushes
Unit of output per machine hours
Selling Price per unit
Direct Material per unit
Direct Labor per unit
Variable Overhead per unit
8
P 12
P 1
P 2
P 0.50
P4
P 1.20
P 0.10
P 0.05
Total fixed overhead is P380,000.
Transcribed Image Text:Handy Combs, Inc. makes and sells brushes and combs. It can sell all of either product it can make. The following data are pertinent to each respective product: combs 20 brushes Unit of output per machine hours Selling Price per unit Direct Material per unit Direct Labor per unit Variable Overhead per unit 8 P 12 P 1 P 2 P 0.50 P4 P 1.20 P 0.10 P 0.05 Total fixed overhead is P380,000.
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