Friday 14 December 2012

Whitman Corporation, a merchandising company, reported sales of 12,100 units for May at a selling

Whitman Corporation, a merchandising company, reported sales of 12,100 units for May at a selling price of $714 per unit. The cost of goods sold (all variable) was $448 per unit and the variable selling expense was $63 per unit. The total fixed selling expense was $163,800. The variable administrative expense was $28 per unit and the total fixed administrative expense was $376,100.

Required:
a. Prepare a contribution format income statement for May. (Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Whitman Corporation
Income Statement
  Sales   $  
  Variable expenses:    
       Cost of goods sold $    
       Variable selling expense    
       Variable administrative expense    
 

  Contribution margin    
  Fixed expenses:    
       Fixed selling expense    
       Fixed administrative expense    
   
  Net operating income (loss)   $  
   



b. Prepare a traditional format income statement for May. (Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

                                        
Whitman Corporation
Income Statement
  Sales   $  
  Cost of goods sold    
 

  Gross margin    
  Operating expenses:    
       Selling expense $    
       Administrative expense    
   
  Net operating income (loss)   $  
   




Explanation: a.
Sales (12,100 units × $714 per unit) = $8,639,400
Cost of goods sold (12,100 units × $448 per unit) = $5,420,800
Variable selling expense (12,100 units × $63 per unit) = $762,300
Variable administrative expense (12,100 units × $28 per unit) = $338,800

b.
Sales (12,100 units × $714 per unit) = $8,639,400
Cost of goods sold (12,100 units × $448 per unit) = $5,420,800
Selling expense ((12,100 units × $63 per unit) + $163,800) = $926,100
Administrative expense ((12,100 units × $28 per unit) + $376,100) = $714,900

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