Financial & Managerial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
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Chapter 19, Problem 6DQ
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Contribution Margin ratio: It is a ratio that measures the contribution margin generated by the company from the sales to make it avialable for paying the fixed cost and generate a profit. It is expressed as percentage of margin available from each dollar sales to pay fixed expenses and to provide profit. It is also called as profit-volume ratio. The formula to calculate the contribution margin ratio is as follows:
To explain: the likely means of improving the income from operations
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