Cost Accounting, Student Value Edition (15th Edition)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780133428858
Author: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.47P
1.
To determine
Contribution Margin:
Contribution margin is the excess of selling price over the variable costs of a product. It is a tool to evaluate the capability of the company to generate sufficient revenue so as to cover its variable cost.
Formula to calculate contribution margin:
Gross Margin:
Gross margin is the sum total of all the revenue generated from sales after deducting all the production related costs.
Formula to calculate contribution margin:
To compute: Operating profit or loss.
2.
To determine
To compute: Operating profit or loss.
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