New Salespeople at a Retail Store Generate an Average of $50,000

question 22

Multiple Choice

New salespeople at a retail store generate an average of $50,000 in profit their first year.In addition,the reduced workload on the rest of the sales staff improves their efficiency and ability to provide high-quality customer service by 10 percent.This is worth an additional $20,000 to the company.The cost of hiring and training a new salesperson is expected to be $3,000 and $8,000 respectively.The salary for this position is $35,000.What is the return on investment of hiring an additional salesperson?

• A)152%
• B)163%
• C)200%
• D)143%

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Definitions:

Product Costing

Determining the cost of a product.

Continuing Operations

Continuing operations refer to the segments of a business that are expected to continue operating and generating revenue in the foreseeable future, excluding any discontinued operations.

Factory Overhead Allocation

The process of assigning indirect manufacturing costs, such as utilities and rent, to individual products or production activities.

Product Cost

The total cost involved in making a product, including direct labor, direct materials, and manufacturing overhead.