A manufacturer is developing a new board game geared towards children. To be competitive with other board games, the company has set a target price of $20 for the game. The company likes to maintain a target profit equal to 40 percent of the product's cost. ---------------------------- What is the targeted contribution margin on this product (to two decimal places)?

A manufacturer is developing a new board game geared towards children. To be competitive with other board games, the company has set a target price of $20 for the game. The company likes to maintain a target profit equal to 40 percent of the product's cost. ---------------------------- What is the targeted contribution margin on this product (to two decimal places)?

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

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Chapter3: Cost-volume-profit Analysis

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