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Monday, December 21, 2015

Problem 21-1A Contribution margin income statement and contribution margin ratio LO A1 The following costs result from the production and sale of 1,000 drum sets manufactured by Tom Thompson Company for the year ended December 31, 2013. The drum sets sell for $500 each. The company has a 25% income tax rate.

Problem 21-1A Contribution margin income statement and contribution margin ratio LO A1
The following costs result from the production and sale of 1,000 drum sets manufactured by Tom Thompson Company for the year ended December 31, 2013. The drum sets sell for $500 each. The company has a 25% income tax rate.
    
      
  Variable production costs    
     Plastic for casing $ 17,000  
     Wages of assembly workers   82,000  
     Drum stands   26,000  
  Variable selling costs    
     Sales commissions   15,000  
  Fixed manufacturing costs    
     Taxes on factory    5,000  
     Factory maintenance   10,000  
     Factory machinery depreciation   40,000  
  Fixed selling and administrative costs    
     Lease of equipment for sales staff   10,000  
     Accounting staff salaries   35,000  
     Administrative management salaries   125,000  

  
Required:
1.
Prepare a contribution margin income statement for the company.
 
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Explanation:

10 comments:

  1. how did you get the margin ratio percentages

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  2. To get the margin ratio percentages:
    Contribution margin percentage/selling price per unit...

    For this particular example: Variable Cost÷Sales Cost 140/500=0.28%

    Contribution margin ratio explanation:Contribution Margin÷Sales
    360/500= 0.72%

    Hope this helps!


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  3. Where do you get the pre tax income?

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    1. Pretax income= contribution margin - total fixed costs

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  4. For each dollar of sales, how much is left to cover fixed costs and contribute to operating income?

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