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Problem 21-1A Contribution margin income statement and contribution margin ratio LO A1
The following costs result from the production and sale of 4,150 drum sets manufactured by Tight Drums Company for the year ended December 31, 2017. The drum sets sell for $265 each. The company has a 40% income tax rate.
Variable production costs | |||
Plastic for casing | $ | 83,000 | |
Wages of assembly workers | 352,750 | ||
Drum stands | 120,350 | ||
Variable selling costs | |||
Sales commissions | 74,700 | ||
Fixed manufacturing costs | |||
Taxes on factory | 11,500 | ||
Factory maintenance | 23,000 | ||
Factory machinery depreciation | 83,000 | ||
Fixed selling and administrative costs | |||
Lease of equipment for sales staff | 23,000 | ||
Accounting staff salaries | 73,000 | ||
Administrative management salaries | 153,000 | ||
Required:
1.
Prepare a contribution margin income statement for the
company.
2. Compute its contribution margin per unit and
its contribution margin ratio.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required 1
Required 2
Compute its contribution margin per unit and its contribution margin ratio. (Round Contribution margin ratio to nearest whole percentage.)
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Ans.1 | TIGHT DRUMS COMPANY | ||||||
Contribution Margin Income Statement (partial) | |||||||
For Year Ended December 31, 2017 | |||||||
Particulars | Amount | ||||||
Sales (4150*265) | 1099750 | ||||||
Variable costs: | |||||||
Plastic for casing | 83000 | ||||||
Wages for assembly workers | 352750 | ||||||
Drum stands | 120350 | ||||||
Sales commissions | 74700 | ||||||
Total Variable Costs | 630800 | ||||||
Contribution Margin | 468950 | ||||||
Fixed costs: | |||||||
Taxes on factory | 11500 | ||||||
Factory maintenance | 23000 | ||||||
Factory machinery depreciation | 83000 | ||||||
Lease of equipment for sale staff | 23000 | ||||||
Accounting staff salaries | 73000 | ||||||
Administrative management salaries | 153000 | ||||||
Total Fixed Costs: | 366500 | ||||||
Profit before taxes | 102450 | ||||||
Less: Income taxes @40% | 40980 | ||||||
Net income (Profit after taxes) | 61470 | ||||||
Ans.2 | |||||||
Particulars | Amount | ||||||
Selling price per unit | 265 | ||||||
Variable costs: | |||||||
Plastic for casing | 20 | ||||||
Wages for assembly workers | 85 | ||||||
Drum stands | 29 | ||||||
Sales commissions | 18 | ||||||
Variable Cost per unit | 152 | ||||||
Contribution Margin per unit | 113 | ||||||
*Calculation of variable cost per unit: | |||||||
Variable cost per unit = Total variable cost / Sales units | |||||||
Variable costs: | |||||||
Plastic for casing | 83000 / 4150 | = | 20 | ||||
Wages for assembly workers | 352750 / 4150 | = | 85 | ||||
Drum stands | 120350 / 4150 | = | 29 | ||||
Sales commissions | 74700 / 4150 | = | 18 | ||||
Contribution margin per unit = Selling price per unit - Variable cost per unit | |||||||
Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin per unit / Selling price per unit * 100 | |||||||
113 / 265 * 100 | |||||||
42.64 | |||||||
or 43% | |||||||