Paisley Purse sells designer and everyday priced handbags. Top management is deciding which product line to emphasize. Company accountants have provided the following data:

$\backslash$table$[[$Average Sales Price,$\backslash$table$[[$Designer Per Everyday Per$],[$Item Item$]]],[$$$,251$$$,104],[$Average Variable Costs,,$98,24],[$Average Contribution Margin,,$153,80],[$Average Fixed Costs $($allocated$),,25,5],[$Average Operating Income,$$,128S,75]]$

margin to the nearest cent$)$

Start by calculating the contribution margin per square foot for the Designer handbags.

Designer

Amount

Contribution margin per item

Items per square foot of display space

Total contribution margin per square foot of display space

Calculate the contribution margin per square foot for the Everyday handbags.

Everyday

Amount

Contribution margin per item

Items per square foot of display space

Total contribution margin per square foot of display space

Based on the analysis, which handbag should Paisley emphasize?