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A cement manufacturer has supplied the following data:
| Tons of cement produced and sold | 275,000 | |
| Sales revenue | $ | 979,000 | 
| Variable manufacturing expense | $ | 232,000 | 
| Fixed manufacturing expense | $ | 313,000 | 
| Variable selling and administrative expense | $ | 110,650 | 
| Fixed selling and administrative expense | $ | 93,000 | 
| Net operating income | $ | 230,350 | 
The company's contribution margin ratio is closest to:
Multiple Choice
44.3%
65.0%
68.0%
23.5%
| Computation of company's contribution margin ratio :- | ||||
| Particulars | Total | |||
| Sales revenue | $ 979,000 | |||
| Less: | Variable manufacturing expenses | $ 232,000 | ||
| Less: | Variable Selling and administrative expenses | $ 110,650 | ||
| Contribution margin | $ 636,350 | |||
| Contribution margin ratio | = | Contribution margin | ×100 | |
| Sales revenue | ||||
| = | $636,350 | ×100 | ||
| $979,000 | ||||
| = | 65.0% | |||
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