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A cement manufacturer has supplied the following data:

Tons of cement produced and sold 220,000
Sales revenue 924,000
Variable manufacturing expense 297,000
Fixed manufacturing expense 280,000
Variable selling and administrative expense 165,000
Fixed selling and administrative expense 82,000
Net operating income 100,000

Reference: 6-1

What is the company's unit contribution margin?

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