a. Prepare a contribution margin by route report for East Coast Railroad Company for the month of April. Compute the contribution margin ratio. Rounded to one decimal place. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative contribution margin.

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Variable Costing Income Statement for a Service Company
East Coast Railroad Company transports commodities among three routes (city-pairs): Atlanta/Baltimore, Baltimore/Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh/Atlanta. Significant costs, their cost behavior, and activity rates for April are as follows:
Cost
Amount Cost Behavior
Labor costs for loading and unloading railcars
Fuel costs
Train crew labor costs.
Switchyard labor costs
Track and equipment depreciation
Maintenance
Number of train-miles.
Number of railcars
Revenue per railcar
194,400
129,600
$1,345,363
Operating statistics from the management information system reveal the following for April:
Baltimore/ Pittsburgh/
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
10,200
2,160
$275
Atlanta/
Baltimore
12,835
Total variable costs
425
$600
Contribution margin
Contribution margin ratio
Line Item Description
Revenues
Variable costs:
Labor costs for loading and unloading railcars $
Fuel costs
Train crew labor costs
Switchyard labor costs
$175,582
460,226
267,228
118,327
East Coast Railroad Company
Contribution Margin by Route
For the Month Ended April 30
a. Prepare a contribution margin by route report for East Coast Railroad Company for the month of April. Compute the contribution margin ratio. Rounded to one decimal place. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative contribution
margin.
$
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Fixed
Fixed
$
14,080
1,232
$440
%
Activity Rate
$46.00 per railcar
12.40 per train-mile.
Atlanta/ Baltimore/ Pittsburgh/
Baltimore Pittsburgh Atlanta
7.20 per train-mile
31.00 per railcar
%
Total
37,115
3,817
%
Total
%
Transcribed Image Text:Variable Costing Income Statement for a Service Company East Coast Railroad Company transports commodities among three routes (city-pairs): Atlanta/Baltimore, Baltimore/Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh/Atlanta. Significant costs, their cost behavior, and activity rates for April are as follows: Cost Amount Cost Behavior Labor costs for loading and unloading railcars Fuel costs Train crew labor costs. Switchyard labor costs Track and equipment depreciation Maintenance Number of train-miles. Number of railcars Revenue per railcar 194,400 129,600 $1,345,363 Operating statistics from the management information system reveal the following for April: Baltimore/ Pittsburgh/ Pittsburgh Atlanta 10,200 2,160 $275 Atlanta/ Baltimore 12,835 Total variable costs 425 $600 Contribution margin Contribution margin ratio Line Item Description Revenues Variable costs: Labor costs for loading and unloading railcars $ Fuel costs Train crew labor costs Switchyard labor costs $175,582 460,226 267,228 118,327 East Coast Railroad Company Contribution Margin by Route For the Month Ended April 30 a. Prepare a contribution margin by route report for East Coast Railroad Company for the month of April. Compute the contribution margin ratio. Rounded to one decimal place. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative contribution margin. $ Variable Variable Variable Variable Fixed Fixed $ 14,080 1,232 $440 % Activity Rate $46.00 per railcar 12.40 per train-mile. Atlanta/ Baltimore/ Pittsburgh/ Baltimore Pittsburgh Atlanta 7.20 per train-mile 31.00 per railcar % Total 37,115 3,817 % Total %
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