Chocolatiers Company produces two products: Solid chocolate and powdered chocola

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Chocolatiers Company produces two products: Solid chocolate and powdered chocolate. Cost and revenue data for each product line for the current month are as follows: Product Lines Jewelry Apparel Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800,000 $450,000 Variable costs as a percentage of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55% 28% Fixed costs traceable to product lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000 $250,000 In addition, fixed costs that are common to both product lines amount to $125,000. Instructions a. Prepare Chocolatiers’s responsibility income statement for the current month. Report the responsibility margin for each product line and income from operations for the company as a whole. Also include columns showing all dollar amounts as percentages of sales. b. According to the analysis performed in part a, which product line is more profitable? Should the common fixed costs be considered when determining the profitability of individual product lines? Why or why not? c. Chocolatiers has $15,000 to be used in advertising for one of the two product lines and expects that this expenditure will result in additional sales of $50,000. How should the company decide which product line to advertise?

Explanation / Answer

Income Statement for the Month

Solid Chocolate

Amount $

Powdered Chocolate

Amount $

Total Net Profit for bothe the product is 234000 $

Less Fixed Cost of the Company 125000 $

Net Profit of the company 109000 $

Note in table: Values in the bracket indicate cost percentage on sales.

Particulars

Solid Chocolate

Amount $

Powdered Chocolate

Amount $

Sales 800000 450000 Less: Variable Cost 440000 (55%) 126000 (28%) Contribution 360000 (45%) 324000 (72%) Less: Fixed Cost 200000 (25%) 250000 (55.56 %) Net Profit for the product 160000 (20%) 74000 (16.45%)

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