The Beach Cooler is a take-out food store at a popular beach resort. Marisa Semmler, owner of the Beach Cooler, is deciding how much refrigerator space to devote to four different drinks. Pertinent data on these four drinks are as follows: LOADING... (Click to view the data.) Semmler has a maximum front shelf space of 12 feet to devote to the four drinks. She wants a minimum of 1 foot and a maximum of 6 feet of front shelf space for each drink. Read the requirements LOADING... . Requirement 1. Calculate the contribution margin per case of each type of drink. Natural Cola Lemonade Punch Orange Juice Selling price per case $19.10 $21.25 $27.25 $39.20 Variable cost per case 13.75 17.10 21.30 30.10 Contribution margin per case Requirement 2. A coworker of Semmler's recommends that she maximize the shelf space devoted to those drinks with the highest contribution margin per case. Do you agree with this recommendation? Explain briefly. A. This recommendation makes sense. It will allow the company to maximize their contribution margin. B. This recommendation does not make sense. It fails to recognize that the company has limited shelf space and therefore wants to maximize the contribution margin per foot of shelf space. C. This recommendation does not make sense. The company should allocate equal shelf space to each product so the customer has plenty of options. Requirement 3. What shelf-space allocation for the four drinks would you recommend for the Beach Cooler? Show your calculations. Begin by calculating the amount that should be used to determine the allocation. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.) Natural Cola Lemonade Punch Orange Juice Allocate the shelf space to each product and show the effect it will have on the Beach Cooler's operations. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.) Total Feet of per Foot of Shelf Space Shelf Space per Day Cola Lemonade Punch Natural Orange Juice Total

The Beach Cooler is a take-out food store at a popular beach resort. Marisa Semmler, owner of the Beach Cooler, is deciding how much refrigerator space to devote to four different drinks. Pertinent data on these four drinks are as follows: LOADING... (Click to view the data.) Semmler has a maximum front shelf space of 12 feet to devote to the four drinks. She wants a minimum of 1 foot and a maximum of 6 feet of front shelf space for each drink. Read the requirements LOADING... . Requirement 1. Calculate the contribution margin per case of each type of drink. Natural Cola Lemonade Punch Orange Juice Selling price per case $19.10 $21.25 $27.25 $39.20 Variable cost per case 13.75 17.10 21.30 30.10 Contribution margin per case Requirement 2. A coworker of Semmler's recommends that she maximize the shelf space devoted to those drinks with the highest contribution margin per case. Do you agree with this recommendation? Explain briefly. A. This recommendation makes sense. It will allow the company to maximize their contribution margin. B. This recommendation does not make sense. It fails to recognize that the company has limited shelf space and therefore wants to maximize the contribution margin per foot of shelf space. C. This recommendation does not make sense. The company should allocate equal shelf space to each product so the customer has plenty of options. Requirement 3. What shelf-space allocation for the four drinks would you recommend for the Beach Cooler? Show your calculations. Begin by calculating the amount that should be used to determine the allocation. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.) Natural Cola Lemonade Punch Orange Juice Allocate the shelf space to each product and show the effect it will have on the Beach Cooler's operations. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.) Total Feet of per Foot of Shelf Space Shelf Space per Day Cola Lemonade Punch Natural Orange Juice Total

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The

Beach Cooler

is a take-out food store at a popular beach resort.

Marisa Semmler,

owner of the

Beach Cooler,

is deciding how much refrigerator space to devote to four different drinks. Pertinent data on these four drinks are as follows:

(Click

to view the data.)

Semmler

has a maximum front shelf space of 12 feet to devote to the four drinks. She wants a minimum of 1 foot and a maximum of 6 feet of front shelf space for each drink.

Read the

requirements

Requirement 1. Calculate the contribution margin per case of each type of drink.

				Natural
	Cola	Lemonade	Punch	Orange Juice
Selling price per case	$19.10	$21.25	$27.25	$39.20
Variable cost per case	13.75	17.10	21.30	30.10
Contribution margin per case

Requirement 2. A coworker of

Semmler's

recommends that she maximize the shelf space devoted to those drinks with the highest contribution margin per case. Do you agree with this recommendation? Explain briefly.

This recommendation makes sense. It will allow the company to maximize their contribution margin.

This recommendation does not make sense. It fails to recognize that the company has limited shelf space and therefore wants to maximize the contribution margin per foot of shelf space.

This recommendation does not make sense. The company should allocate equal shelf space to each product so the customer has plenty of options.

Requirement 3. What shelf-space allocation for the four drinks would you recommend for the

Beach Cooler?

Show your calculations.

Begin by calculating the amount that should be used to determine the allocation. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)

			Natural
Cola	Lemonade	Punch	Orange Juice

Allocate the shelf space to each product and show the effect it will have on the

Beach Cooler's

operations. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)

			Total
	Feet of	per Foot of
	Shelf Space	Shelf Space	per Day
Cola
Lemonade
Punch
Natural Orange Juice
Total

Data Table
Natural
Cola
Lemonade
Punch
Orange Juice
Selling price per case
$
19.10 $
21.25 $
27.25 $
39.20
Variable cost per case
$
13.75 $
17.10 $
21.30 $
30.10
Cases sold per foot of shelf space per day
12
15
5
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