Hallie created her career plan in high school to become a biologist. she earned her bachelor’s degree as required by her career plan and then worked for three years as a biologist. she then decided she needed to go back to school to become a pediatrician. which best describes what happened to hallie’s career plan? a. her original career plan was incorrect based on a lack of information. b. she failed her first career plan and needed to develop another one to replace it. c. she had to adjust her career plan because her interests changed. d. her career plan will require changes three years after she becomes a pediatrician.

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z