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Contribution Margin: Contribution margin is the amount derived after deducting company’s variable expenses from its sales revenue. To Explain: The contribution margin Solution: Contribution margin is the amount derived after deducting company’s variable expenses from its sales revenue. Explanations: Contribution margin is the margin amount calculated by the company’s management for the decision-making process, it is used to know about single product capacity to generate sales revenue as well as its incurred variable expenses (direct and indirect items) before deducting fixed expenses. After getting contribution margin, management comes to know about the product is profitable or not, if not and found the reason is due to high level of variable expenses incurred, that lead to reduce the profit or arise to lose, then management plan to reduce the variable expenses. Conclusion: This calculation is purely used for organization internal purpose, so a third party or external people doesn’t involve.

Contribution Margin: Contribution margin is the amount derived after deducting company’s variable expenses from its sales revenue. To Explain: The contribution margin Solution: Contribution margin is the amount derived after deducting company’s variable expenses from its sales revenue. Explanations: Contribution margin is the margin amount calculated by the company’s management for the decision-making process, it is used to know about single product capacity to generate sales revenue as well as its incurred variable expenses (direct and indirect items) before deducting fixed expenses. After getting contribution margin, management comes to know about the product is profitable or not, if not and found the reason is due to high level of variable expenses incurred, that lead to reduce the profit or arise to lose, then management plan to reduce the variable expenses. Conclusion: This calculation is purely used for organization internal purpose, so a third party or external people doesn’t involve.

Managerial Accounting

Managerial Accounting

16th Edition

ISBN: 9781259995484

Author: Ray Garrison

Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION

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Managerial Accounting

Ch. 1.A - EXERCISE 1A1 Cost of Quality Terms LO17, LO18 A...Ch. 1.A - EXERCISE 1A2 Classification of Quality Costs LO17...Ch. 1.A - Prob. 3P Ch. 1.A - PROBLEM 1A4 Quality Cost Report LO17, LO18 page 66...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1Q Ch. 1 - Define the following: (a) direct materials, (b)...Ch. 1 - Explain the difference between a product cost and...Ch. 1 - Distinguish between (a) a variable cost, (b) a...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5Q Ch. 1 - Define the following terms: (a) cost behavior and...

Ch. 1 - What is meant by an activity base when dealing...Ch. 1 - Managers often assume a strictly linear...Ch. 1 - Distinguish between discretionary fixed costs and...Ch. 1 - Does the concept of the relevant range apply to...Ch. 1 - What is the difference between a traditional...Ch. 1 - Prob. 12Q Ch. 1 - Prob. 13Q Ch. 1 - Prob. 14Q Ch. 1 - Prob. 1AE Ch. 1 - Prob. 2AE Ch. 1 - L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L012, L013, L014, L015, L016 Martinez Company’s...Ch. 1 - L01–1, L01–2, L01–3, L01–4, L01–5, L01–6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01–1, L01–2, L01–3, L01–4, L01–5, L01–6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-1, L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-1, L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-1, L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-1, L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-1, L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-1, L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-1, L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-1, L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-1, L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - L01-2, L01-3, L01-4, L01-5, L01-6 Martinez...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1—1 Identifying Direct and Indirect Costs...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1-2 Classifying Manufacturing Costs LO1-2...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1-3 Classifying Costs as Product or...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 14 Fixed and Variable Cost Behavior LO14...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5E Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1—6 Traditional and Contribution Format...Ch. 1 - Prob. 7E Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 18 Product Costs and Period Costs;...Ch. 1 - Prob. 9E Ch. 1 - Prob. 10E Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1—11 Cost Behavior; Contribution Format...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1-12 Product and Period Cost Flows LO1–3...Ch. 1 - Prob. 13E Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1-14 Cost Classification 1O1–2, LO1–3,...Ch. 1 - Prob. 15E Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1–16 Cost Classifications for Decision...Ch. 1 - EXERCISE 1-17 Classifying Variable and Fixed Costs...Ch. 1 - PROBLEM 1-18 Direct and Indirect Costs; variable...Ch. 1 - PROBLEM 1-19 Traditional and Contribution Format...Ch. 1 - PROBLEM 120 Variable and Fixed Costs; Subtleties...Ch. 1 - Prob. 21P Ch. 1 - Prob. 22P Ch. 1 - PROBLEM 123 Cost Classification LO11, LO13, LO14...Ch. 1 - PROBLEM 1-24 Different Cost Classifications for...Ch. 1 - Prob. 25P Ch. 1 - CASE 1-26 Cost Classification and Cost Behavior...Ch. 1 - Prob. 27C

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