In: Accounting
The Alpine House, Inc., is a large retailer of snow skis. The company assembled the information shown below for the quarter ended March 31:
| Amount | ||
| Sales | $ | 1,118,000 | 
| Selling price per pair of skis | $ | 430 | 
| Variable selling expense per pair of skis | $ | 47 | 
| Variable administrative expense per pair of skis | $ | 20 | 
| Total fixed selling expense | $ | 145,000 | 
| Total fixed administrative expense | $ | 115,000 | 
| Beginning merchandise inventory | $ | 80,000 | 
| Ending merchandise inventory | $ | 115,000 | 
| Merchandise purchases | $ | 315,000 | 
Required:
1. Prepare a traditional income statement for the quarter ended March 31.
2. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the quarter ended March 31.
3. What was the contribution margin per unit?