On January 1, a company issues 8%, 5-year, $300,000 bonds that pay interest semiannually. On the issue date, the annual market rate of interest is 6%. The following information is taken from present value tables: Present value of an annuity (series of payments) for 10 periods at 3% 8.5302 Present value of an annuity (series of payments) for 10 periods at 4% 8.1109 Present value of 1 (single sum) due in 10 periods at 3% 0.7441 Present value of 1 (single sum) due in 10 periods at 4% 0.6756 What is the issue (selling) price of the bond

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