The Central Valley Company is a manufacturing firm that produces and sells a single product. The company's revenues and expenses for the last four months are given below. Sales in units Sales revenue Less: Cost of goods sold Gross margin Less: Operating expenses Shipping expense Advertising expense Salaries & commissions Insurance expense Depreciation expense Total operating expenses Net income Central Valley Company Comparative Monthly Income Statements March COGS Shipping Salaries and commissions 5,900 $755,200 386,400 368,800 Y Y Y 68,800 79,000 April 5,400 $691,200 $787,200 359,400 394,900 331,800 392,300 64,300 79,000 157,300 9,900 48,000 358,500 May 6,150 71,800 79,000 174, 100 174,800 9,900 9,900 48,000 48,000 379,800 383,500 $(11,000) $(26,700) $8,800 X X X June 6,800 $870,400 435,000 435,400 Required: 1. Management is concerned about the losses experienced during the spring and would like to know more about the cost behaviour. Develop a cost equation for each of the costs. 75,500 79,000 189,500 9,900 48,000 401,900 $33,500 4
The Central Valley Company is a manufacturing firm that produces and sells a single product. The company's revenues and expenses for the last four months are given below. Sales in units Sales revenue Less: Cost of goods sold Gross margin Less: Operating expenses Shipping expense Advertising expense Salaries & commissions Insurance expense Depreciation expense Total operating expenses Net income Central Valley Company Comparative Monthly Income Statements March COGS Shipping Salaries and commissions 5,900 $755,200 386,400 368,800 Y Y Y 68,800 79,000 April 5,400 $691,200 $787,200 359,400 394,900 331,800 392,300 64,300 79,000 157,300 9,900 48,000 358,500 May 6,150 71,800 79,000 174, 100 174,800 9,900 9,900 48,000 48,000 379,800 383,500 $(11,000) $(26,700) $8,800 X X X June 6,800 $870,400 435,000 435,400 Required: 1. Management is concerned about the losses experienced during the spring and would like to know more about the cost behaviour. Develop a cost equation for each of the costs. 75,500 79,000 189,500 9,900 48,000 401,900 $33,500 4
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The Central Valley Company is a manufacturing firm that produces and sells a single product. The company's revenues and expenses
for the last four months are given below.
Sales in units
Sales revenue
Less: Cost of goods sold
Gross margin
Less: Operating expenses
Shipping expense
Advertising expense
Salaries & commissions
Insurance expense
Depreciation expense
Total operating expenses
Net income
Central Valley Company
Comparative Monthly Income Statements
March
COGS
Shipping
Salaries and commissions
Y
Y
Y
5,900
$755,200
386,400
368,800
=
68,800
79,000
174,100
9,900
+
April
+
May
6,150
$691,200 $787,200
359,400
394,900
331,800
392,300
+
5,400
71,800
79,000
174,800
9,900
48,000
48,000
379,800
383,500
$(11,000) $(26,700) $8,800
Saved
64,300
79,000
157,300
Required:
1. Management is concerned about the losses experienced during the spring and would like to know more about the cost behaviour.
Develop a cost equation for each of the costs.
9,900
48,000
358,500
June
6,800
$870,400
435,000
435,400
X
X
X
75,500
79,000
189,500
9,900
48,000
401,900
$33,500
4
2. Using the cost equations, prepare a contribution margin income statement (in good form) for September when 6,300 units are

Transcribed Image Text:2. Using the cost equations, prepare a contribution margin income statement (in good formy for September when 6,300 units are
expected to be sold.
Sales
Variable costs
Cost of goods sold
Shipping
Salaries
Contribution margin
Less fixed costs:
Advertising
Depreciation
Insurance
Shipping
Salaries
Net income
CENTRAL VALLEY COMPANY
Contribution Income Statement
For the month ended September 30
$
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