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A sporting goods retailer is running a monthly special, with snow skis and snowboards being priced to yield a negative contribution margin. What would motivate a retailer to do this?

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...

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