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HUDSON CO Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017

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Question

HUDSON CO Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017 Sales (10,100 units at $300 each) $3,030,000 Variable costs (10,100 units at $240 each) _2,424,000 Contribution margin Fixed costs Pretax income $ 606,000 468, 000 $ 138,000 Exercise 18-17 Target income and margin of safety (in dollars) LO C2 1. Assume Hudson Co. has a target pretax income of $167,000 for 2018. What amount of sales (in dollars) is needed to produce this target income? 2. If Hudson achieves its target pretax income for 2018, what is its margin of safety (in percent)? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) 1. Amount of sales 2. Margin of safety 26.31%

Explanation / Answer

Computation of Contribution Margin Ratio

Contribution Margin

606000

Sales

3030000

Contribution Margin Ratio (606000/3030000)

20%

Particulars

Amount

Target Pretax Income

167000

Add: Fixed Costs

468000

Contribution Margin

635000

Contribution Margin Ratio

20%

Sales in Dollars (635000/20%)

3175000

Computation of Break Even Sales

Fixed Costs

468000

Contribution Margin Ratio

20%

Break Even Sales (468000/20%)

2340000

Computation of Margin of Safety

Actual Sales

3175000

Break Even Sales

2340000

Margin of Safety (3175000 - 2340000)

835000

Margin of Safety in Percent (835000/3175000)*100

26.30%

Computation of Contribution Margin Ratio

Contribution Margin

606000

Sales

3030000

Contribution Margin Ratio (606000/3030000)

20%