XYZ Leather Company manufactures and sells two products, wallets and belts, in its two-department plant. Operating data pertaining to the two products are as follows:                                                                                         Wallets                       Belts                 Selling price per unit                                   P30                             P50                 Cost per unit:                  Variable manufacturing costs                   P8                               P15                 Variable marketing costs                           P2                               P3                 Fixed manufacturing costs                        P5                               P5                 Fixed marketing costs                                P6                               P1                                                                                                           Cutting                       Finishing                 Wallet (per unit)                                                             10 minutes                15 minutes                 Belts (per unit)                                                               20 minutes                40 minutes                 Monthly direct labour hour (DLH) capacity              1,000 hours              1,200 hours   XYZ has a non-cancellable contract with one of the major department stores to supply 1,800 belts for the last quarter, from October to December. The maximum expected sales of belts for the last quarter are 1,500 belts per month, which includes the noncancellable contract. The maximum expected sales of wallets are 2,500 units per month. The optimal production plan for the last quarter, October to December, is

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XYZ Leather Company manufactures and sells two products, wallets and belts, in its two-department plant. Operating data pertaining to the two products are as follows:

                                                                                        Wallets                       Belts

                Selling price per unit                                   P30                             P50

                Cost per unit:

                 Variable manufacturing costs                   P8                               P15

                Variable marketing costs                           P2                               P3

                Fixed manufacturing costs                        P5                               P5

                Fixed marketing costs                                P6                               P1

                                                                                                          Cutting                       Finishing

                Wallet (per unit)                                                             10 minutes                15 minutes

                Belts (per unit)                                                               20 minutes                40 minutes

                Monthly direct labour hour (DLH) capacity              1,000 hours              1,200 hours

 

XYZ has a non-cancellable contract with one of the major department stores to supply 1,800 belts for the last quarter, from October to December. The maximum expected sales of belts for the last quarter are 1,500 belts per month, which includes the noncancellable contract. The maximum expected sales of wallets are 2,500 units per month. The optimal production plan for the last quarter, October to December, is

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