Sales Territory and Salesperson Profitability Analysis

Havasu Off-Road Inc. manufactures and sells a variety of commercial vehicles in the Northeast and Southwest regions. There are two salespersons assigned to each territory. Higher commission rates go to the most experienced salespersons. The following sales statistics are available for each salesperson:

	Northeast				Southwest
	Rene		Steve		Colleen		Paul
Average per unit:
Sales price	$13,300		$15,000		$8,400		$18,700
Variable cost of goods sold	$8,246		$9,000		$5,376		$10,846
Commission rate	8%		12%		11%		8%
Units sold	30		25		38		42
Manufacturing margin ratio	38%		40%		36%		42%

a. 1. Prepare a contribution margin by salesperson report. Calculate the contribution margin ratio for each salesperson. If required, round contribution margin ratio to one decimal place.

Havasu Off-Road Inc.
Contribution Margin by Salesperson
	Rene	Steve	Colleen	Paul
	$	$	$	$
	$	$	$	$
	$	$	$	$
Contribution margin ratio	%	%	%	%

a. 2. Interpret the report.

Paul earns the ____ contribution margin and has the ____ contribution margin ratio. This is because he sells the ____ units, has a ____ commission rate, and sells a product mix with a ____ manufacturing margin. Steve also sells products with a average manufacturing margin but at a ___ commission rate. Colleen has the ___ contribution margin ratio among the four salespersons. Although Rene has a high variable cost of goods sold and also sells products with a average sales price per unit, she has the second ___ total contribution margin.

b. 1. Prepare a contribution margin by territory report. Calculate the contribution margin for each territory as a percent, rounded to one decimal place.

Havasu Off-Road Inc.
Contribution Margin by Territory
	Northeast	Southwest
	$	$
	$	$
	$	$
Contribution margin ratio	%	%

b. 2. Interpret the report.

The Southwest Region has $___ more sales and $___ more contribution margin. In the Southwest Region, the salesperson with the highest sales unit volume, has the ____ contribution margin ratio. The Southwest Region has the ____ performance, even though it also has the salesperson with the ____ contribution margin and contribution margin ratio. The Northeast Region contribution margin is than the Southwest Region because of the outstanding performance of _____ .