Natural
	Cola	Lemonade	Punch	Orange Juice
Selling price per case	$19.10	$20.25	$27.30	$39.40
Variable cost per case	$14.00	$16.40	$20.50	$30.50
Cases sold per foot of shelf space per day	25	4	6	23

The

Wave Crave is a take-out food store at a popular beach resort.

Julia Jones,

owner of the

Wave Crave,

is deciding how much refrigerator space to devote to four different drinks. Pertinent data on these four drinks are as follows:

Requirement 1. Calculate the contribution margin per case of each type of drink.

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				Natural
	Cola	Lemonade	Punch	Orange Juice
Selling price per case	$19.10	$20.25	$27.30	$39.40
Variable cost per case	14.00	16.40	20.50	30.50
Contribution margin per case

Requirement 2. A coworker of

JonesJones's

recommends that she maximize the shelf space devoted to those drinks with the highest contribution margin per case. Do you agree with this recommendation? Explain briefly.

A.

This recommendation does not make sense. The company should allocate equal shelf space to each product so the customer has plenty of options.

B.

This recommendation does not make sense. It fails to recognize that the company has limited shelf space and therefore wants to maximize the contribution margin per foot of shelf space.

C.

This recommendation makes sense. It will allow the company to maximize their contribution margin.

Requirement 3. What shelf-space allocation for the four drinks would you recommend for the

Wave CraveWave Crave?

Show your calculations.

Begin by calculating the amount that should be used to determine the allocation. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)

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	Cola	Lemonade	Punch	Orange Juice

Allocate the shelf space to each product and show the effect it will have on the

Wave CraveWave Crave's

operations. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)

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			Total
	Feet of	per Foot of
	Shelf Space	Shelf Space	per Day
Cola
Lemonade
Punch
Natural Orange Juice
Total

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