PARENT FURNITURE COMPANY MANUFACTURES AND SELLS OAK TABLES AND CHAIRS. PRICE AND COST DATA FOR THE FURNITURE FOLLOW: SALES PRICE TABLES CHAIRS $1,200 $100 24 72 6 VARIABLE MANUFACTURING COSTS 768 SALES COMMISSION (6%) 1. CALCULATE THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION MARGIN AND THE CONTRIBUTION REPRESENTATIVE. MARGIN RATIO FOR EACH SALES 2. WHICH SALES REPRESENTATIVE HAS THE HIGHEST CONTRIBUTION MARGIN RATIO? EXPLAIN WHY.
PARENT FURNITURE COMPANY MANUFACTURES AND SELLS OAK TABLES AND CHAIRS. PRICE AND COST DATA FOR THE FURNITURE FOLLOW: SALES PRICE TABLES CHAIRS $1,200 $100 24 72 6 VARIABLE MANUFACTURING COSTS 768 SALES COMMISSION (6%) 1. CALCULATE THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION MARGIN AND THE CONTRIBUTION REPRESENTATIVE. MARGIN RATIO FOR EACH SALES 2. WHICH SALES REPRESENTATIVE HAS THE HIGHEST CONTRIBUTION MARGIN RATIO? EXPLAIN WHY.
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Transcribed Image Text:PARENT FURNITURE COMPANY MANUFACTURES AND SELLS
OAK TABLES AND CHAIRS. PRICE AND COST DATA FOR THE
FURNITURE FOLLOW:
SALES PRICE
TABLES CHAIRS
$1,200 $100
24
72
6
VARIABLE MANUFACTURING COSTS 768
SALES COMMISSION (6%)
1. CALCULATE THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION MARGIN AND THE
CONTRIBUTION
REPRESENTATIVE.
MARGIN RATIO FOR EACH SALES
2. WHICH SALES REPRESENTATIVE HAS THE HIGHEST
CONTRIBUTION MARGIN RATIO? EXPLAIN WHY.
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