In: Accounting
Arberg Company’s controller prepared the following budgeted income statement for the coming year:
| Sales | $417,000 |
| Variable cost | 287,730 |
| Contribution margin | $129,270 |
| Fixed cost | 75,950 |
| Operating income | $53,320 |
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| 1. | What is Arberg’s variable cost ratio? What is its contribution margin ratio? |
| 2. | Suppose Arberg’s actual revenues are $29,900 more than budgeted. By how much will operating income increase? Give the answer without preparing a new income statement. |
| 3. | How much sales revenue must Arberg earn to break even? Prepare a contribution margin income statement to verify the accuracy of your answer. |
| 4. | What is Arberg’s expected margin of safety? |
| 5. | What is Arberg’s margin of safety if sales revenue is $378,000? |
Amount Descriptions
Refer to the list below for the exact wording of text items within your income statement.
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Ratios and Revenue
1. What is Arberg’s variable cost ratio? What is its contribution margin ratio?
| Variable cost ratio | % |
| Contribution margin ratio | % |
2. Suppose Arberg’s actual revenues are $29,900 more than budgeted. By how much will operating income increase?
3(a) How much sales revenue must Arberg earn to break even?
Contribution Margin Income Statement
3(b) Prepare a contribution margin income statement to verify the accuracy of your answer. Refer to the list of Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of text items within your income statement.
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Margin of Safety
4. What is Arberg’s expected margin of safety?
5. What is Arberg’s margin of safety if sales revenue is $378,000?