For a recent year, McDonald's had the following sales andexpenses (in millions):
Sales 15,352
Food andpackaging 5,204
Payroll 4,040
Occupancy (rent, depreciation,etc) 1,022
General, selling, and administrativeexpenses 2,220
12,486
Income fromoperations 2,866
Assume that the variable costs consist of food and packaging,payroll, and 40% of the general, selling, and administrativeexpenses.
- What is McDonald's contributionmargin? Round to the nearest million.
- What is McDonald's contribution marginratio? Round to two decimal places.
- How much would income from operations increase ifsame-store sales increased by $450 million for the coming year,with no change in the contribution margin ratio or fixedcosts?