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Instructions: PowerTrain Sports Inc. manufactures and sells two styles of All Te

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Question

Instructions:

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

$5,300.00

$5,300.00

3

Variable cost of goods sold

3,210.00

3,350.00

4

Manufacturing margin

$2,090.00

$1,950.00

5

Variable selling expenses

1,030.00

1,102.00

6

Contribution margin

$1,060.00

$848.00

7

Fixed expenses

470.00

305.00

8

Income from operations

$590.00

$543.00

In addition, the following sales unit volume information for the period is as follows:

Mountain Monster

Desert Dragon

Sales unit volume

4,800

4,650

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?

Accounte descriptions:

Amount Descriptions

Contribution margin

Contribution margin ratio

Cost of goods sold

Fixed expenses

Gross profit

Manufacturing margin

Revenues

Variable cost of goods sold

Variable selling expenses

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.

PowerTrain Sports Inc.

Contribution Margin by Product

1

Mountain Monster

Desert Dragon

2

3

4

5

6

7

b. What advice would you give to the management of PowerTrain Sports Inc. regarding the relative profitability of the two products?

The Mountain Monster line provides the   total contribution margin and the     contribution margin ratio. If the sales mix were shifted more toward the     line, the overall profitability of the company would increase.

Explanation / Answer

a.

b. The Mountain Monster line provides the higher total contribution margin and the higher contribution margin ratio. If the sales mix were more toward the Mountain Monster line, the overall profitability of the company would increase.

PowerTrain Sports Inc. Contribution Margin by Product Mountain Monster Desert Dragon Revenues $ 25,440,000 $ 24,645,000 Less: Variable Costs: Variable Cost of Goods Sold 15,408,000 15,577,500 Variable Selling Expenses 4,944,000 5,124,300 Total Variable Costs $ 20,352,000 $ 20,701,800 Contribution Margin $ 5,088,000 $ 3,943,200 Contribution Margin Ratio 20 % 16 %