(L.OBJ. 3) Making dropping a product and product-mix decisions [10-15 min] Britt, locat...

(L.OBJ. 3) Making dropping a product and product-mix decisions [10-15 min]

Britt, located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, produces two lines of electric toothbrushes: deluxe and standard. Because Britt can sell all the toothbrushes it can produce, the owners are expanding the plant. They are deciding which product line to emphasize. To make this decision, they assemble the following data:

After expansion, the factory will have a production capacity of 4,300 machine hours per month. The plant can manufacture either 65 standard electric toothbrushes or 23 deluxe electric toothbrushes per machine hour.

Requirements

1. Identify the constraining factor for Britt.

2. Prepare an analysis to show which product line to emphasize.