The sales mix and contribution margin ratio

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The Hillside Inn is a restaurant in Flagstaff, Arizona. It specializes in southwestern style meals in a moderate price range. Phil Weld, the manager of Hillside, has determined that during the last 2 years the sales mix and contribution margin ratio of its offerings are as follows.

   

Percent of

Total Sales

 

Contribution

Margin Ratio

Appetizers

 

10

%

 

70

%

Main entrees

 

50

%

 

25

%

Desserts

 

15

%

 

70

%

Beverages

 

25

%

 

80

%

Phil is considering a variety of options to try to improve the profitability of the restaurant. His goal is to generate a target net income of $158,900. The company has fixed costs of $1,241,900 per year.

Phil believes the restaurant could greatly improve its profitability by reducing the complexity and selling price of its entrees to increase the number of clients that it serves. It would then more heavily market its appetizers and beverages. He is proposing to reduce the contribution margin ratio on the main entrees to 10% by dropping the average selling price. He envisions an expansion of the restaurant that would increase fixed costs by $585,000. At the same time, he is proposing to change the sales mix to the following.

   

Percent of

Total Sales

 

Contribution

Margin Ratio

Appetizers

 

25

%

 

70

%

Main entrees

 

25

%

 

10

%

Desserts

 

10

%

 

70

%

Beverages

 

40

%

 

80

%

Compute the total restaurant sales, and the sales of each product line that would be necessary to achieve the desired target net income. (Round intermediate calculations to 3 decimal places e.g. 10.251 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,510.)

Total restaurant sales - $ 3365763

 

Sales from Each Product

Appetizers

$841,441

Main entrees

$841,441

Desserts

$336,576

Beverages

$1,346,305

 

Suppose that Phil reduces the selling price on entrees and increases fixed costs as proposed in part (b), but customers are not swayed by the marketing efforts and the sales mix remains what it was in part (a). Compute the total restaurant sales and the sales of each product line that would be necessary to achieve the desired target net income. (Round intermediate calculations to 3 decimal places e.g. 10.251 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,510.)

Total restaurant sales - $

 

 

Sales from Each Product

Appetizers

$

Main entrees

$

Desserts

$

Beverages

$

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