EXERCISE 12-17 (20 MINUTES)

3. At least three additional points should be brought to the attention of

management:

i. Compared to the other two lines, salaries are very high for the cook-

book line. This should be investigated to find the reason for the wide

difference in cost.

ii. The company pays a commission of 10% on the selling price of any

book. Consideration should be given to revising the commission struc-

ture to base it on contribution margin, rather than on sales.

iii. Management should consider JIT deliveries to reduce warehouse

costs.

Problem 12-23 (20 minutes)