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Shown as follows are responsibility income statements for Butterfield, Inc., for the month of March.
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Butterfield, Inc | Division 1 | Division 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | |||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 470,000 | 100.00 | % | $ | 290,000 | 100 | % | $ | 180,000 | 100 | % | ||||||
Variable costs | 228,000 | 48.51 | 174,000 | 60 | 54,000 | 30 | ||||||||||||
Contribution margin | $ | 242,000 | 51.49 | % | $ | 116,000 | 40 | % | $ | 126,000 | 70 | % | ||||||
Fixed costs traceable to divisions | 147,300 | 31.34 | 60,900 | 21 | 86,400 | 48 | ||||||||||||
Division responsibility margin | $ | 94,700 | 20.15 | % | $ | 55,100 | 19 | % | $ | 39,600 | 22 | % | ||||||
Common fixed costs | 50,000 | 10.64 | ||||||||||||||||
Income from operations | $ | 44,700 | 9.51 | % | ||||||||||||||
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Division 1 | Product A | Product B | ||||||||||||||||
Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | |||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 290,000 | 100 | % | $ | 116,000 | 100.00 | % | $ | 174,000 | 100.00 | % | ||||||
Variable costs | 174,000 | 60 | 52,200 | 45.00 | 121,800 | 70.00 | ||||||||||||
Contribution margin | $ | 116,000 | 40 | % | $ | 63,800 | 55.00 | % | $ | 52,200 | 30.00 | % | ||||||
Fixed costs traceable to products | 40,600 | 14 | 12,180 | 10.50 | 28,420 | 16.33 | ||||||||||||
Product responsibility margin | $ | 75,400 | 26 | % | $ | 51,620 | 44.50 | % | $ | 23,780 | 13.67 | % | ||||||
Common fixed costs | 20,300 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Responsibility margin for division | $ | 55,100 | 19 | % | ||||||||||||||
Required:
a. The company plans to initiate an advertising campaign for one of the two products in Division 1. The campaign would cost $3,000 per month and is expected to increase the sales of whichever product is advertised by $40,000 per month. Compute the expected increase in the responsibility margin of Division 1 assuming that (1) product A is advertised and (2) product B is advertised.
e. Prepare an income statement for Butterfield, Inc., by division, under the assumption that in April the monthly sales in Division 2 increase to $200,000.
Solution a:
Income Statement - Butterfield Inc. - Division 1 (Product A advertised) | ||||||
Particulars | Division 1 | Product A | Product B | |||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Sales | $330,000.00 | 100.00% | $156,000.00 | 100.00% | $174,000.00 | 100.00% |
Varaible Cost | $192,000.00 | 58.18% | $70,200.00 | 45.00% | $121,800.00 | 70.00% |
Contribution Margin | $138,000.00 | 41.82% | $85,800.00 | 55.00% | $52,200.00 | 30.00% |
Fixed costs tracable to products | $43,600.00 | 13.21% | $15,180.00 | 9.73% | $28,420.00 | 16.33% |
Product Responsibility Margin | $94,400.00 | 28.61% | $70,620.00 | 45.27% | $23,780.00 | 13.67% |
Common Fixed costs | $20,300.00 | 6.15% | ||||
Responsibility margin for division | $74,100.00 | 22.45% | ||||
Exisitng responsibility margin | $55,100.00 | |||||
Net Increase in responsibility margin | $19,000.00 |
Income Statement - Butterfield Inc. - Division 1 (Product B advertised) | ||||||
Particulars | Division 1 | Product A | Product B | |||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Sales | $330,000.00 | 100.00% | $116,000.00 | 100.00% | $214,000.00 | 100.00% |
Varaible Cost | $202,000.00 | 61.21% | $52,200.00 | 45.00% | $149,800.00 | 70.00% |
Contribution Margin | $128,000.00 | 38.79% | $63,800.00 | 55.00% | $64,200.00 | 30.00% |
Fixed costs tracable to products | $43,600.00 | 13.21% | $12,180.00 | 10.50% | $31,420.00 | 14.68% |
Product Responsibility Margin | $84,400.00 | 25.58% | $51,620.00 | 44.50% | $32,780.00 | 15.32% |
Common Fixed costs | $20,300.00 | 6.15% | ||||
Responsibility margin for division | $64,100.00 | 19.42% | ||||
Exisitng responsibility margin | $55,100.00 | |||||
Net Increase in responsibility margin | $9,000.00 |
Solution e:
Divisional Income Statement - Butterfield Inc. - April | ||||||
Particulars | Butterfield Inc. | Division 1 | Division 2 | |||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Sales | $490,000.00 | 100.00% | $290,000.00 | 100.00% | $200,000.00 | 100.00% |
Varaible Cost | $234,000.00 | 47.76% | $174,000.00 | 60.00% | $60,000.00 | 30.00% |
Contribution Margin | $256,000.00 | 52.24% | $116,000.00 | 40.00% | $140,000.00 | 70.00% |
Fixed costs tracable to divisions | $147,300.00 | 30.06% | $60,900.00 | 21.00% | $86,400.00 | 43.20% |
Product Responsibility Margin | $108,700.00 | 22.18% | $55,100.00 | 19.00% | $53,600.00 | 26.80% |
Common Fixed costs | $50,000.00 | 10.20% | ||||
Income from operations | $58,700.00 | 11.98% |