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Polarix is a retailer of ATVs (all terrain vehicles) and accessories. An income statement...

Polarix is a retailer of ATVs (all terrain vehicles) and accessories. An income statement for its Consumer ATV Department for the current year follows. ATVs sell, on average, for $3,800. Variable selling expenses are $270 each. The remaining selling expenses are fixed. Administrative expenses are 40% variable and 60% fixed. The company does not manufacture its own ATVs; it purchases them from a supplier for $1,830 each.

POLARIX

Income Statement—Consumer ATV Department For Year Ended December 21, 2011

Sales  

 

 

$646,000

Cost of goods sold  

 

 

311,100

Gross margin  

 

 

334,900

Operating expenses

 

 

 

Selling expenses  

 

$135,000

 

Administrative expenses

 

59,500

194,500

Net income  

 

 

$140,400

Required

1.Prepare an income statement for this current year using the contribution margin format.

2.For each ATV sold during this year, what is the contribution toward covering fixed expenses and earning income?

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