PowerTrain Sports Inc. manufactures and sells two styles of All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), the Mountain Monster and Desert Dragon, from a single manufacturing facility. The manufacturing facility operates at 100% of capacity. The following per-unit information is available for the two products:

1 Mountain Monster Desert Dragon

2 Sales price $5,000.00 $5,275.00

3 Variable cost of goods sold 3,275.00 3,500.00

4 Manufacturing margin $1,725.00 $1,775.00

5 Variable selling expenses 225.00 825.00

6 Contribution margin $1,500.00 $950.00

7 Fixed expenses 485.00 310.00

8 Income from operations $1,015.00 $640.00

In addition, the following sales unit volume information for the period is as follows:

Mountain Monster Desert Dragon

Sales unit volume 4,900 4,750

Required:

a. Prepare a contribution margin by product report. Calculate the contribution margin ratio for each. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.

b. The Mountain Monster line provides theSMALLER/SAME/LARGER total contribution margin and theSMALLER/SAME/LARGER contribution margin ratio. If the sales mix were shifted more toward theMountain Monster/Desert Dragonline, the overall profitability of the company would increase.