Consider a situation in which a firm needs to make a decision regarding the resources to allocate between two products. One product makes a significantly larger contribution margin than the other. How might the contribution margin affect the decision that the firm makes? What if both contribution margins were positive or both were negative?  Are there other factors when considering the contribution margin you should look for?  What makes the contribution margin positive or negative?

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