Vulcan Company’s contribution format income statement for June is given below:
Management is disappointed with the company’s performance and is wondering what can be done to improve profits. By examining sales and cost records, you have determined the following: |
a. |
The company is divided into two sales territories-Northern and Southern. The Northern Territory recorded $400,000 in sales and $176,000 in variable expenses during June the remaining sales and variable expenses were recorded in the Southern Territory Fixed expenses of $192,000 and $117,600 are traceable to the Northern and Southern Territories, respectively. The rest of the fixed expenses are common to the two territories. |
b. |
The company is the exclusive distributor for two products—Paks and Tibs. Sales of Paks and Tibs totaled $200,000 and $200,000, respectively, in the Northern territory during June. Variable expenses are 26% of the selling price for Paks and 64% for Tibs. Cost records show that $92,000 of the Northern Territory’s fixed expenses are traceable to Paks and $42,000 to Tibs, with the remainder common to the two products. |
Required: |
1a. |
Prepare contribution format segmented income statements for the total company broken down between sales territories. (Round the percentage answers to one decimal place (i.e .1234 should be entered as 12.3))
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