An income statement for Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter of the year is presented below:
Sam's Bookstore | ||||
Income Statement | ||||
For Quarter Ended March 31 | ||||
Sales | $ | 980,000 | ||
Cost of goods sold | 680,000 | |||
Gross margin | 300,000 | |||
Selling and administrative expenses | ||||
Selling | $ | 110,000 | ||
Administration | 124,000 | 234,000 | ||
Net operating income | $ | 66,000 | ||
On average, a book sells for $70. Variable selling expenses are $4 per book with the remaining selling expenses being fixed. The variable administrative expenses are 3% of sales with the remainder being fixed.
The contribution margin for Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter is
A. $894,600
B. $244,000
C. $214,600
D. $765,400
Answer is C. $ 214600 | |||||
Contribution Margin: | |||||
sales revenue | 980000 | ||||
Less: variable cost | |||||
Cost of goods sold (considered as completely variable) | 680000 | ||||
Selling expenses (14000 units @4) | 56000 | ||||
Admin expennses (980000*3%) | 29400 | ||||
Contribution Margin: | 214600 | ||||
Note: | |||||
sales units: | |||||
Total sales revenue | 980000 | ||||
Divide: Selling price | 70 | ||||
sales units: | 14000 | ||||
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