How do I use my Mac's mic and speaker when answering a phone call?

Whenever I receive a phone call on my iPhone and answer it on my Mac, the speaker and mic on the iPhone are used for the call rather than the Mac. On an older Mac I was using, when I answered a call from my iPhone, it used the Mac's speaker and mic for the call. Is there a setting somewhere to fix this on the new Mac? When I make calls from the Mac, it uses the speaker and mic, but it doesn't when I answer them. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
2015 MacBook Pro 13" 10.10.2
iPhone 5S iOS 8.2

Howdy Robb,
The article linked below details a number of troubleshooting steps that can help resolve issues with Continuity between your Mac and your iPhone.
Get help using Continuity with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite
https://support.apple.com/en-us/TS5458
Cheers,
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