in two regions, East Coast and West Coast. Information about the two surfboards is as follows:   Atlantic Wave Pacific Pounder Sales price $200   $120   Variable cost of goods sold per unit (150)

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Territory and Product Profitability Analysis

Coast to Coast Surfboards Inc. manufactures and sells two styles of surfboards, Atlantic Wave and Pacific Pounder. These surfboards are sold in two regions, East Coast and West Coast. Information about the two surfboards is as follows:

  Atlantic Wave Pacific Pounder
Sales price $200   $120  
Variable cost of goods sold per unit (150)   (90)  
Manufacturing margin per unit $50   $30  
Variable selling expense per unit (34)   (16)  
Contribution margin per unit $16   $14  

The sales unit volume for the sales territories and products for the period is as follows:

  East Coast West Coast
Atlantic Wave 40,000   25,000    
Pacific Pounder 0   25,000    

a. Prepare a contribution margin by sales territory report. Compute the contribution margin ratio for each territory as a whole percent, rounded to two decimal places, if required.

Coast to Coast Surfboards Inc.
Contribution Margin by Territory

  East Coast West Coast
 
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Contribution margin ratio fill in the blank bc784308b025070_16% fill in the blank bc784308b025070_17%
 

b. What advice would you give to the management of Coast to Coast Surfboards regarding the relative profitability of the two territories?

The total contribution margin is 

 
 for the East Coast, while the contribution margin ratio is 
 
 for West Coast. This is because East Coast sells only Atlantic Wave, which have a 
 
 contribution margin ratio but a 
 
 contribution margin per unit. In attempting to improve the company’s profitability, it is 
 
 that changing the mix of products to the two territories will have much effect. In addition, the variable selling expenses per unit for the 
 
 may be too high.

 

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