In: Accounting
In 2018, X Company expects to produce and sell 66,000 units of its only product for $34.73. The following are budgeted variable costs per unit:
| Direct Materials | $5.39 | 
| Direct Labor | $5.27 | 
| Variable Overhead | $4.31 | 
| Variable selling and administrative | $4.32 | 
| Total | $19.29 | 
Budgeted fixed overhead for 2018 is $187,440, and budgeted fixed selling and administrative expenses are $190,740.
What is X Company's budgeted contribution margin rate for 2018?
Answer--- 44% or using 2 decimal places 44.46%
Calculation
| 
 Working  | 
 Per Unit  | 
|
| 
 A  | 
 Budgeted selling price  | 
 $ 34.73  | 
| 
 B  | 
 Budgeted Variable cost  | 
 $ 19.29  | 
| 
 C=A-B  | 
 Budgeted Contribution per Unit  | 
 $ 15.44  | 
| 
 D=C/A x 100  | 
 Budgeted Contribution margin rate  | 
 44.46%  | 
| 
 Budgeted Variable cost  | 
 Per Unit  | 
| 
 Direct material  | 
 $ 5.39  | 
| 
 Direct Labor  | 
 $ 5.27  | 
| 
 Variable Manufacturing Overheads  | 
 $ 4.31  | 
| 
 Variable Selling and Administrative Overheads  | 
 $ 4.32  | 
| 
 $ 19.29  |