For a recent year, McDonald's company-owned restaurants had the following sales and expenses (in millions): Sales $12,718.9 Food and packaging $4,033.5 Payroll 3,528.5 Occupancy (rent, depreciation, etc) 2,847.6 General, selling, and administrative expenses 2,231.3   12,640.9 Income from operations $78.0 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? Round to the nearest tenth of a million (one decimal place). $__ million b.  What is McDonald's contribution margin ratio? Round your answer to one decimal place. __ % c.  How much would income from operations increase if same-store sales increased by $500 million for the coming year, with no change in the contribution margin ratio or fixed costs? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a million (one decimal place).

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Contribution Margin and Contribution Margin Ratio

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

Sales $12,718.9
Food and packaging $4,033.5
Payroll

3,528.5

Occupancy (rent, depreciation, etc) 2,847.6
General, selling, and administrative expenses 2,231.3
  12,640.9
Income from operations $78.0

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? Round to the nearest tenth of a million (one decimal place).
$__ million

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

c.  How much would income from operations increase if same-store sales increased by $500 million for the coming year, with no change in the contribution margin ratio or fixed costs? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a million (one decimal place).
$__million

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Working:

Variable general, selling, and administrative expenses = Total general, selling, and administrative expenses x 40%

= $2,231.3 x 40%

= $892.52

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