Generation Furniture Company manufactures and sells oak tables and chairs. Price and cost data for the furniture

Question:

Generation Furniture Company manufactures and sells oak tables and chairs. Price and cost data for the furniture follow:

Generation Furniture has three sales representatives: Ansley, Brett, and Casey. Ansley sold 100 tables with 6 chairs each. Brett sold 50 tables with 4 chairs each. Casey sold 80 tables with 8 chairs each.
Requirements
1. Calculate the total contribution margin and the contribution margin ratio for each sales representative (round to two decimal places).
2. Which sales rep has the highest contribution margin ratio? Explain why.

Contribution Margin
Contribution margin is an important element of cost volume profit analysis that managers carry out to assess the maximum number of units that are required to be at the breakeven point. Contribution margin is the profit before fixed cost and taxes...