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Problem 1-21 Traditional and Contribution Format Income Statements [LO1-6]
Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., purchases pianos from a large manufacturer for an average cost of $1,517 per unit and then sells them to retail customers for an average price of $2,800 each. The company’s selling and administrative costs for a typical month are presented below:
Costs | Cost Formula | |
Selling: | ||
Advertising | $ | 942 per month |
Sales salaries and commissions | $ | 4,804 per month, plus 3% of sales |
Delivery of pianos to customers | $ | 58 per piano sold |
Utilities | $ | 662 per month |
Depreciation of sales facilities | $ | 4,915 per month |
Administrative: | ||
Executive salaries | $ | 13,475 per month |
Insurance | $ | 701 per month |
Clerical | $ | 2,507 per month, plus $41 per piano sold |
Depreciation of office equipment | $ | 858 per month |
During August, Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., sold and delivered 59 pianos.
Required:
1. Prepare a traditional format income statement for
August.
2. Prepare a contribution format income statement for August. Show
costs and revenues on both a total and a per unit basis down
through contribution margin.