In: Accounting
The Alpine House, Inc., is a large retailer of snow skis. The company assembled the information shown below for the quarter ended March 31:
| Amount | ||
| Sales | $ | 1,496,000 |
| Selling price per pair of skis | $ | 440 |
| Variable selling expense per pair of skis | $ | 50 |
| Variable administrative expense per pair of skis | $ | 18 |
| Total fixed selling expense | $ | 145,000 |
| Total fixed administrative expense | $ | 105,000 |
| Beginning merchandise inventory | $ | 70,000 |
| Ending merchandise inventory | $ | 105,000 |
| Merchandise purchases | $ | 300,000 |
Required:
1. Prepare a traditional income statement for the quarter ended March 31.
2. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the quarter ended March 31.
3. What was the contribution margin per unit?
No. of units sold = $1,496,000 / $440 = 3400 units

3). Contribution margin per unit = Contribution margin / Units
sold
= $999,800 / 3,400
= $294.06 per unit.