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PowerTrain Sports Inc. manufactures and sells two styles of All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), the Mountain Monster and Desert Dragon, from a single manufacturing facility. The manufacturing facility operates at 100% of capacity. The following per-unit information is available for the two products:
1 |
Mountain Monster |
Desert Dragon |
|
2 |
Sales price |
$5,400.00 |
$5,225.00 |
3 |
Variable cost of goods sold |
3,290.00 |
3,500.00 |
4 |
Manufacturing margin |
$2,110.00 |
$1,725.00 |
5 |
Variable selling expenses |
1,030.00 |
889.00 |
6 |
Contribution margin |
$1,080.00 |
$836.00 |
7 |
Fixed expenses |
475.00 |
315.00 |
8 |
Income from operations |
$605.00 |
$521.00 |
In addition, the following sales unit volume information for the period is as follows:
Mountain Monster |
Desert Dragon |
|
Sales unit volume | 5,200 | 5,050 |
Required:
a. | Prepare a contribution margin by product report. Calculate the contribution margin ratio for each. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. |
b. | What advice would you give to the management of PowerTrain Sports Inc. regarding the relative profitability of the two products? |