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down jackets has three types of costs: jacket cost, factory rent cost, and utili

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Question

down jackets has three types of costs: jacket cost, factory rent cost, and utilities cost. This company sells its jackets for $16.50 each. Management has prepared the following estimated cost information for next month under two different sales levels.

At 10,000 jackets At 12,000 jackets
Jacket cost $80,000 $96,000
Rent cost 6,000 6,000
Utilities cost 8,400 9,900

Required
1. Compute what the company should expect for total variable cost if 11,000 jackets are sold next month. (Hint: Use the high-low method to separate jacket and utilities costs into their variable and fixed components.)
2. Prepare its contribution format income statement for a monthly sales volume of 12,000 jackets.

Explanation / Answer

                              HI             Lo         Difference
No. of Jackets       10,000      12,000         2,000
Jacket Cost          $80,000    $96,000    $16,000
Utilities cost          $8,400      $9,900     $1,500
Total                   $88,400   $105,900     $17,500
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Variable cost per Jacket $17,500 / 2,000 = $8.75 per jacket

Total VC for 11,000 jackets = $8.75 x 11,000 = $96,250

2. Prepare its contribution format income statement for a monthly sales volume of 12,000 jackets.
    
                              CVP Income Statement

Sales      12,000 x $16.50                                  $198,000
Less : Variable cost                              
Jacket cost $16,000x12,000/2,000    $96,000
Utilities cost $1,500x12,000/2,000      $9,000    $105,000
Contribution Margin                                         $93,000
Less : Fixed costs
Utilities cost ($9,900 - $9,000)             $900
Rent                                                $6,000          $6,900
Net Income                                                      $86,100
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