Chapter 6, Problem 13E

A.

To determine

Variable Costing

Managers frequently use variable costing for internal purposes for taking decision making. The cost of goods manufactured includes direct materials, direct labor, and variable factory overhead. Fixed factory overhead treated as period (fixed) expense.

Contribution Margin

Contribution margin is the excess of manufacturing margin above selling and administrative expenses. Contribution margin is calculated by deducting the variable cost from sales or deducting variable selling and administrative expenses from manufacturing margin.

To calculate: The contribution margin ratio for each territory.

B.

To determine

To State: The advice regarding the relative profitability of two territories.