Stenback Company sells both designer and moderately priced fashion accessories. Top management is deciding which product line to emphasize. Accountants have provided the following data: 1(Click the icon to view the data.) Prepare an analysis to show which product the company should emphasize. (Enter the units displayed per square foot and the contribution margin per square foot to two decimal places.) Product Designer Moderately Priced Units displayed per square foot: Designer Moderately priced Contribution margin per unit × × Contribution margin per square foot of display space Capacity-Square feet of display space × × Total contribution margin at capacity Decision: (1) 1: Data Table Per Item Designer Moderately Priced Average sale price $220 $88 Average variable costs 100 20 Average contribution margin 120 68 Average fixed costs (allocated) 20 15 Average operating income $100 $53 The Stenback Company store in Grand Junction, Colorado, has 7,000 square feet of floor space. If Stenback Company emphasizes moderately priced goods, it can display 490 items in the store. If Stenback Company emphasizes designer wear, it can only display 210 designer items. These numbers are also the average monthly sales in units. (1) Emphasize moderately priced goods Emphasize designer goods
Stenback Company sells both designer and moderately priced fashion accessories. Top management is deciding which product line to emphasize. Accountants have provided the following data: 1(Click the icon to view the data.) Prepare an analysis to show which product the company should emphasize. (Enter the units displayed per square foot and the contribution margin per square foot to two decimal places.) Product Designer Moderately Priced Units displayed per square foot: Designer Moderately priced Contribution margin per unit × × Contribution margin per square foot of display space Capacity-Square feet of display space × × Total contribution margin at capacity Decision: (1) 1: Data Table Per Item Designer Moderately Priced Average sale price $220 $88 Average variable costs 100 20 Average contribution margin 120 68 Average fixed costs (allocated) 20 15 Average operating income $100 $53 The Stenback Company store in Grand Junction, Colorado, has 7,000 square feet of floor space. If Stenback Company emphasizes moderately priced goods, it can display 490 items in the store. If Stenback Company emphasizes designer wear, it can only display 210 designer items. These numbers are also the average monthly sales in units. (1) Emphasize moderately priced goods Emphasize designer goods
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Stenback Company
sells both designer and moderately priced fashion accessories. Top management is deciding which product line to emphasize. Accountants have provided the following data:1(Click
the icon to view the data.)Prepare an analysis to show which product the company should emphasize. (Enter the units displayed per square foot and the contribution margin per square foot to two decimal places.)
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Decision:
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The
Stenback Company
store in Grand Junction, Colorado, has
7,000
square feet of floor space. If
Stenback Company
emphasizes moderately priced goods, it can display
490
items in the store. If
Stenback Company
emphasizes designer wear, it can only display
210
designer items. These numbers are also the average monthly sales in units. |
(1)
Emphasize moderately priced goods
Emphasize designer goods
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