Pheonix Was a Professional Classical Guitar Player Until a Motorcycle

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Pheonix was a professional classical guitar player until a motorcycle accident left him disabled.After long months of therapy,he hired an experienced luthier and started a small shop to make and sell Spanish guitars.The guitars sell for $700,and the fixed monthly operating costs are as follows:

Pheonix's accountant told him about contribution margin ratios,and Pheonix understood clearly that for every dollar of sales,$0.60 went to cover his fixed costs,and anything above that point was profit.
Pheonix is planning to increase the sales price to $750.What impact will the increase in sales price have on the contribution margin ratio?

• A)It will stay the same.
• B)It will increase to 53.33%.
• C)It will increase to approximately 62.67%.
• D)It will decrease to approximately 49.33%.