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 |
Required: | |
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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Operating income | |
Operating loss | |
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Total contribution margin | |
Fixed cost | |
Variable cost |
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.
Arberg Company |
Contribution Margin 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?