ch sales 248000 Branch contribution margin % 25 Annual rent cost 10475 Other branch direct costs 5422.5 Branch fit out costs 7175 Allocated head office costs 1,1099 If the A branch opens, annual sales of the B branch will fall by 9%. If the A branch does not open, sales at the B branch will fall by 3%. The annual sales at the B branch are $3,844,100.   Determine any incremental benefit from opening the A branch.   $ Contribution   Rent   Other direct costs   Fit out costs   Head office costs   Opportunity cost   Incremental benefit

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the revenues and costs associated with the opening of a new branch in the A.

Branch sales 248000
Branch contribution margin % 25
Annual rent cost 10475
Other branch direct costs 5422.5
Branch fit out costs 7175
Allocated head office costs 1,1099

If the A branch opens, annual sales of the B branch will fall by 9%. If the A branch does not open, sales at the B branch will fall by 3%. The annual sales at the B branch are $3,844,100.

 

Determine any incremental benefit from opening the A branch.

  $
Contribution  
Rent  
Other direct costs  
Fit out costs  
Head office costs  
Opportunity cost  
Incremental benefit  

  

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