
High-Low Method; Contribution Format Income Statement [LO 2-5, LO 2-6]
Milden Company has an exclusive franchise to purchase a product from the manufacturer and distribute it on the retail level. As an aid in planning, the company has decided to start using a contribution format income statement. To have data to prepare such a statement, the company has analyzed its expenses and has developed the following cost formulas.
Management has concluded that shipping expense is a mixed cost, containing both variable and fixed cost elements. Units sold and the related shipping expense over the last eight quarters follow:
Milden Company’s president would like a cost formula derived for shipping expense so that a
Required:
- Using the high-low method, estimate a cost formula for shipping expense.
- In the first quarter of Year 3, the company plans to sell 12,000 units at a selling price of $100 per unit. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the quarter.

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