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Contribution Margin and Contribution Margin Ratio
For a recent year, Wicker Company-owned restaurants had the following sales and expenses (in millions):
Sales : $19,700
Food and Packaging: $7630
Payroll: $5000
Occupancy: $3580
General expenses: $2,900
Total: $19,110
Income from operations: $590
a. What is Wicker Company's contribution margin?
Round to the nearest million. (Give answer in millions of
dollars.)Assume that the variable costs consist of food and
packaging, payroll, and 40% of the general, selling, and
administrative expenses.
b. What is Wicker Company's contribution margin
ratio? Round to one decimal place.
c. How much would income from operations
increase if same-store sales increased by $1,200 million for the
coming year, with no change in the contribution margin ratio or
fixed costs? Round your answer to the closest million.
Total | Variable cost | fixed cost | ||||
Sales | 19700 | |||||
Food package | 7630 | 7630 | ||||
Payroll | 5000 | 5000 | ||||
Occupancy (rent, depreciation etc.) | 3580 | 3580 | ||||
General , selling and administrative expenses | 2900 | 1160 | 1740 | |||
$19,110 | $13,790 | $5,240 | ||||
Income from operation | $590 | |||||
Ans a) | contribution margin = Sales - variable cost | $5,910 | ||||
19700-13,790 | ||||||
Ans b) | Contribution margin ratio = 5,910/19,700 | 30.00% | ||||
Ans c) | Increase in income | |||||
Incremental sales * Contribution margin ratio | $360.00 | |||||
1200*30% | ||||||