Question: Under the terms of the current contractual agreement, Burger Queen (BQ
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Question: Under the terms of the current contractual agreement, Burger Queen (BQ) is entitled to 20 percent... Under the terms of the current contractual agreement, Burger Queen (BQ) is entitled to 20 percent of the revenue earned by each of its franchises. BQ’s best-selling item is the Slopper (it slops out of the bun). BQ supplies the ingredients for the Slopper (bun, mystery meat, etc.) at cost to the franchise. The franchisee’s average cost per Slopper (including ingredients, labor cost, and so on) is $.80. At a particular franchise restaurant, weekly demand for Sloppers is given by P 3.00 Q/800.
a. If BQ sets the price and weekly sales quantity of Sloppers, what quantity and price would it set? How much does BQ receive? What is the franchisee’s net profit?
b. Suppose the franchise owner sets the price and sales quantity. What price and quantity will the owner set? (Hint: Remember that the owner keeps only $.80 of each extra dollar of revenue earned.) How does the total profit earned by the two parties compare to their total profit in part (a)?
c. Now, suppose BQ and an individual franchise owner enter into an agreement in which BQ is entitled to a share of the franchisee’s profit. Will profit sharing remove the conflict between BQ and the franchise operator? Under profit sharing, what will be the price and quantity of Sloppers? (Does the exact split of the profit affect your answer? Explain briefly.) What is the resulting total profit? d. Profit sharing is not widely practiced in the franchise business. What are its disadvantages relative to revenue sharing?
Explanation / Answer
PART-A) Answer: P = 3 - Q/800 and MC =0.
When MR = MC, and MC will be 0 because C = 0.8Q
R = P * Q = (3 - Q/800).
Q = 3 * Q - Q2/800
MR = 3 - Q /400
MR = MC
3 - Q/ 400 = 0
1200 - Q = 0
Q = 1200’
Putting Q in equation P = 3 - Q/800 and solving P
P = 3 - 1200/800
P = $1.5
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Total Revenue = P * Q = 1200 * 1.5/100 = 1800.
BQ = 20/100 * 1800 = $360
Revenue = 1800 - 360 = $1440
Cost = Demand * Average Cost
= 1200 * 0.80
= $960
Profit = Revenue - Cost
= $1440 - $960
= $480
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PART-B) Answer: When owner keeps only $.80 of each extra dollar of earned revenue
= 0.8 * MR
= 0.8 * (3 - Q/400)
= 2.4 - Q/500
To achieve the highest MR = MC = 0
Q = 880; R = 3 - Q/400 = 0.8
P = 3 - 880/800 = $1.9
Profit = (1.9 - 0.8) * 880 = $968
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Both the parties earned total profit of $968 which exceeds the profit calculated above in part (a).
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PART-C) Answer: When both the parties are agreed to the maximization of profits
R = 3 - Q/400 = 0.8
P = 3 - 880/800 = $1.9
Profit = (1.9 - 0.8) * 880 = $968
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The sharing the profits is not the best idea for franchisee because while sharing the profit BQ gets more share of profits compared to franchisee. Thus franchisee won’t be happy with the decision of profit sharing.
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PART-D) Answer: The ideal to share the revenue or profits is not ideal with any. The drawbacks of the profit sharing relative to revenue sharing are.
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? As we saw above computations, profit sharing may advantage one company while it doesn’t benefit to another.
? Franchisee and company- both can make their own decisions
? Both -Franchisee and company have different rules and conditions for their own enterprise.
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