Contribution Margin and Contribution Margin Ratio For a recent year, McDugal's company-owned restaurants had the following sales and expenses (in millions): Sales     $28,500  Food and packaging   $11,730   Payroll 7,600   Occupancy (rent, depreciation, etc.) 4,770   General, selling, and admin. expenses    4,400   Other expense 570   Total expenses   (29,070) Operating income (loss)   $(570) Assume that the variable costs consist of food and packaging, payroll, and 40% of the general, selling, and administrative expenses. a.  What is McDonald's contribution margin? Enter your answer in million, rounded to one decimal place. $       million b.  What is McDonald's contribution margin ratio? Round your percentage answer to one decimal place.                 % c.  How much would operating income increase if same-store sales increased by $1,700 million for the coming year, with no change in the contribution margin ratio or fixed costs?$            million d.  What would have been the operating income or loss for the recent year if sales had been $1,700 million more? $             million   e.  To achieve break even for the recent year, by how much would sales need to increase? Enter your anwer in million rounded to the nearest whole number. $            million

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  1. Contribution Margin and Contribution Margin Ratio

    For a recent year, McDugal's company-owned restaurants had the following sales and expenses (in millions):

    Sales     $28,500 
    Food and packaging   $11,730  
    Payroll 7,600  
    Occupancy (rent, depreciation, etc.) 4,770  
    General, selling, and admin. expenses    4,400  
    Other expense 570  
    Total expenses   (29,070)
    Operating income (loss)   $(570)

    Assume that the variable costs consist of food and packaging, payroll, and 40% of the general, selling, and administrative expenses.

    a.  What is McDonald's contribution margin? Enter your answer in million, rounded to one decimal place.
    $       million

    b.  What is McDonald's contribution margin ratio? Round your percentage answer to one decimal place.
                     %

    c.  How much would operating income increase if same-store sales increased by $1,700 million for the coming year, with no change in the contribution margin ratio or fixed costs?
    $            million

    d.  What would have been the operating income or loss for the recent year if sales had been $1,700 million more?
    $             million  

    e.  To achieve break even for the recent year, by how much would sales need to increase? Enter your anwer in million rounded to the nearest whole number.
    $            million

 
 
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