Prepare a contribution margin format income statement; answer what-ifquestions Shown here is an income statement in the traditional format for a firm with a sales volume of 15,000 units:Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,000Cost of goods sold ($8,000 1 $3.60/unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,000Gross profi t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 43,000Operating expenses:Selling ($1,500 1 $0.80/unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,500Administration ($4,000 1 $0.50/unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,500Operating income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,000Required:a. Prepare an income statement in the contribution margin format.b. Calculate the contribution margin per unit and the contribution margin ratio.c. Calculate the firm’s operating income (or loss) if the volume changed from15,000 units to1. 20,000 units.2. 10,000 units. d. Refer to your answer to part a when total revenues were $105,000. Calculate the firm’s operating income (or loss) if unit selling price and variable expenses do not change and total revenues1. Increase by $15,000.2. Decrease by $10,000.

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Prepare a contribution margin format income statement; answer what-if
questions Shown here is an income statement in the traditional format for a firm with a sales volume of 15,000 units:
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,000
Cost of goods sold ($8,000 1 $3.60/unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,000
Gross profi t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 43,000
Operating expenses:
Selling ($1,500 1 $0.80/unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,500
Administration ($4,000 1 $0.50/unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,500
Operating income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,000
Required:
a. Prepare an income statement in the contribution margin format.
b. Calculate the contribution margin per unit and the contribution margin ratio.
c. Calculate the firm’s operating income (or loss) if the volume changed from
15,000 units to
1. 20,000 units.
2. 10,000 units.

d. Refer to your answer to part a when total revenues were $105,000. Calculate the firm’s operating income (or loss) if unit selling price and variable expenses do not change and total revenues
1. Increase by $15,000.
2. Decrease by $10,000.

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