K Clan Furniture Company manufactures and sells oak tables and chairs. Price and cost data for the furniture follow: Click the icon to view the price and cost data.) Clan Furniture has three sales representatives: Alfred, Bob, and Cait. Alfred sold 60 tables with 8 chairs each. Bob sold 70 tables with 6 chairs each. Cait sold 100 tables with 4 chairs each. Read the requirements. Sales representative: Alfred Bob Cait Net sales revenue $ 66,000 $ 70,000 $ 90,000 47,700 Variable costs Contribution margin 52,150 69,500 $ 18,300 $ 17,850 $ 20,500 Now calculate the contribution margin ratio for each sales representative. (Round to two decimal places-the nearest hundredth percent-X.XX%.) Contribution margin ÷ Net sales revenue = Contribution margin ratio Alfred $ 18,300 " ÷ 66,000 = 27.73 % Bob $ 17,850 ÷ $ 70,000 = 25.50 % 20,500 + $ 90,000 = 22.78 % Cait $ Requirement 2. Which sales representative has the highest contribution margin ratio? Explain why. is the sales representative with the highest contribution margin ratio because this representative

K Clan Furniture Company manufactures and sells oak tables and chairs. Price and cost data for the furniture follow: Click the icon to view the price and cost data.) Clan Furniture has three sales representatives: Alfred, Bob, and Cait. Alfred sold 60 tables with 8 chairs each. Bob sold 70 tables with 6 chairs each. Cait sold 100 tables with 4 chairs each. Read the requirements. Sales representative: Alfred Bob Cait Net sales revenue $ 66,000 $ 70,000 $ 90,000 47,700 Variable costs Contribution margin 52,150 69,500 $ 18,300 $ 17,850 $ 20,500 Now calculate the contribution margin ratio for each sales representative. (Round to two decimal places-the nearest hundredth percent-X.XX%.) Contribution margin ÷ Net sales revenue = Contribution margin ratio Alfred $ 18,300 " ÷ 66,000 = 27.73 % Bob $ 17,850 ÷ $ 70,000 = 25.50 % 20,500 + $ 90,000 = 22.78 % Cait $ Requirement 2. Which sales representative has the highest contribution margin ratio? Explain why. is the sales representative with the highest contribution margin ratio because this representative

Principles of Cost Accounting

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ISBN:9781305087408

Author:Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell

Publisher:Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell

Chapter10: Cost Analysis For Management Decision Making

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