Question

An income statement for Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter of the year is presented below:Sam's BookstoreIncome StatementFor Quarter Ended March 31Sales $ 910,000Cost of goods sold 560,000Gross margin 350,000Selling and administrative expensesSelling $ 119,000Administration 142,000 261,000Net operating income $ 89,000On average, a book sells for $65. Variable selling expenses are $4 per book with the remaining selling expenses being fixed. The variable administrative expenses are 3% of sales with the remainder being fixed.The contribution margin for Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter is:____________

Answer 1

Answer:

$252,000

Explanation:

The question is to determine the contribution of Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter

Contribution Margin represents the profit an organisation can generate from the sale of a product. in order to calculate, the variable costs are deducted from the revenue from sale.

The formula for Contribution margin = Sales- the cost of goods sold - variable selling expense.

Selling Price = $65

Reported ales = $910,000

First, we determine the number of books sold in the first quarter

= $910 000/ $65 = 14 000 books

Second, since the store sold 14,000 books in the first quarter, the total variable selling cost for the books sold

=  total books sold x the variable selling expense per book

= 14,000 x $4 = $56,000= total  variable selling expense

Third, since the store sold 14,000 books in the first quarter, the total variable administrative cost for the books sold

=  total books sold x the variable administrative expense per book

= 14,000 x $3 = $42,000= total  variable Administrative expense

Four, determine the contribution margin as follows:

Sales - cost of goods sold - variable selling expense - variable administrative expense

= $910,000-$560,000- $56,000-$42,000= $252,000