Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income $ 400,000 280,000 120,000 100,000 $ 20,000

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Skeeter Systems uses the following data in its Cost-Volume-Profit
analyses:
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
Net operating income
O $80,000
What is total contribution margin if sales volume increases by 20%?
O $158,400
O $200,000
Total
$ 400,000
280,000
120,000
100,000
O $144,000
$ 20,000
Transcribed Image Text:Skeeter Systems uses the following data in its Cost-Volume-Profit analyses: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income O $80,000 What is total contribution margin if sales volume increases by 20%? O $158,400 O $200,000 Total $ 400,000 280,000 120,000 100,000 O $144,000 $ 20,000
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Contribution margin is the margin that arrives at by reducing variable costs from sales. Contribution margin per unit remains constant. In this case firstly Contribution margin will be the 120% of current contribution margin.

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