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Gravois, Inc., incurred the following costs during June: Selling expenses . . .

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Question

Gravois, Inc., incurred the following costs during June:
Selling expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $158,375
Direct labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,140
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,065
Manufacturing overhead, actual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,750
Raw materials used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460,980
Administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,000


d. (Optional) Prepare a traditional (absorption) income statement for Gravois, Inc., for the month of June. Assume that sales for the month were $1,035,000 and the company

Explanation / Answer

TRADITIONAL VERSUS CONTRIBUTION INCOME STATEMENT

Traditional Approach

(costs organized by function)

Contribution Approach

(costs organized by behavior)

Sales...........................

$60,000

Sales

$60,000

Less cost of goods sold*

34,000

Less variable expenses:

Gross margin................

26,000

Variable production....

$12,000

Less operating expenses:

Variable selling..........

3,000

Selling*......................

$15,000

Variable administrative

  1,000

16,000

Administrative*...........

   6,000

21,000

Contribution margin......

44,000

Net operating income.....

$ 5,000

Less fixed expenses:

Fixed production........

22,000

Fixed selling..............

12,000

Fixed administrative...

  5,000

39,000

Net operating income...

$ 5,000

* Contains both variable and fixed elements since this is the income statement for a manufacturing company. If this were a merchandising company, then the cost of goods sold would be entirely variable.

Traditional Approach

(costs organized by function)

Contribution Approach

(costs organized by behavior)

Sales...........................

$60,000

Sales

$60,000

Less cost of goods sold*

34,000

Less variable expenses:

Gross margin................

26,000

Variable production....

$12,000

Less operating expenses:

Variable selling..........

3,000

Selling*......................

$15,000

Variable administrative

  1,000

16,000

Administrative*...........

   6,000

21,000

Contribution margin......

44,000

Net operating income.....

$ 5,000

Less fixed expenses:

Fixed production........

22,000

Fixed selling..............

12,000

Fixed administrative...

  5,000

39,000

Net operating income...

$ 5,000