eves the restaurant could greatly improve its profitability by reducing the complexity and selling price of its entre the number of clients that it serves. It would then more heavily market its appetizers and beverages. He is propo he contribution margin ratio on the main entrees to 10% by dropping the average selling price. He envisions an ex estaurant that would increase fixed costs by $549,900. At the same time, he is proposing to change the sales mix to g.
eves the restaurant could greatly improve its profitability by reducing the complexity and selling price of its entre the number of clients that it serves. It would then more heavily market its appetizers and beverages. He is propo he contribution margin ratio on the main entrees to 10% by dropping the average selling price. He envisions an ex estaurant that would increase fixed costs by $549,900. At the same time, he is proposing to change the sales mix to g.
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Transcribed Image Text:Paul believes the restaurant could greatly improve its profitability by reducing the complexity and selling price of its entrees to
increase the number of clients that it serves. It would then more heavily market its appetizers and beverages. He is proposing to
reduce the contribution margin ratio on the main entrees to 10% by dropping the average selling price. He envisions an expansion
of the restaurant that would increase fixed costs by $549,900. At the same time, he is proposing to change the sales mix to the
following.
Appetizers
Main entrees
Desserts
Beverages
Appetizers
Percent of
Total Sales
25 %
25 %
10 %
40 %
Total restaurant sales $
Main entrees
Desserts
Beverages
Compute the total restaurant sales, and the sales of each product line that would be necessary to achieve the desired target net
income $109.980. (Round intermediate calculations to 3 decimal places eg 10.251 and final answers to 0 decimal places, eg 2,510)
$
S
Contribution
Margin Ratio
L
50 %
$
10 %
50 %
80 %
Sales from Each Product
1057500
317250
317250
126900
507600
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