Accounting Principles volume 2
Accounting Principles volume 2
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ISBN: 9781119132233
Author: Kimmel and Kieso (Custom for LaGuardia Community College) Weygandt
Publisher: WILEY C
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Chapter 22, Problem 22.10E
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Contribution Margin: The contribution margin is the difference between the sales value of the company and the variable costs of the company. With the contribution margin the profitability of the individual products can be determined.

Break-Even Point: The break-even point is a point where total cost incurred are the same as the total revenue earned. At the break-even point the profit will be zero. The break-even point is the point in the business where there is no loss and no gain.

Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Income Statement: The cost-volume-profit income statement refers to that income statement which highlights the cost behavior as a variable cost and fixed costs. It also shows the contribution margin of the company. This statement is for the internal use in the company. The format of this statement depends upon the need of the business.

To determine: (a) The unit contribution margin.

(b) The CVP income statement showing total and per unit amounts.

(c) The break-even points in units.

(d) The CVP income statement for the break-even point showing total and per unit amounts.

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Howard James started a business in 2011 in Jamaica and has been operating in the wholesale/retail industries, where he buys and sells household items to the local market. In 2012, he expanded his business operations and opened two other businesses in Trinidad and Tobago and Antigua and Barbuda, respectively. The annual sales of the respective businesses in 2015 are: Jamaica: J$3,000.00 Trinidad and Tobago: TT$251,000.00 Antigua and Barbuda: $299.00 Mr. James failed to register his business for VAT/GCT as specified by the respective Sales Tax Acts and Regulations. He stated that there is no need for his businesses to be registered because their sales are under the VAT thresholds and thus not required to be registered. a) You are to advise Mr. James if his decision not to register his businesses is justifiable. b) Search the respective VAT Acts for the 3 countries and advise Mr. James of the benefits of being a registered taxpayer; also the penalties for not registering for VAT/GCT.
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