The Gasson Company sells three products, Product A, Product B and Product C, and had sales of

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The Gasson Company sells three products, Product A, Product B and Product C, and had sales of $1,000,000 during the month of June. The company's overall contribution margin ratio was 37% and fixed expenses totaled $350,000.
Sales were:
Product A.............$500,000
Product B.............$300,000
Product C.............$200,000
Traceable fixed costs were:
Product A.............$120,000
Product B.............$100,000
Product C...............$60,000
The variable expenses of Product A were $300,000 and the variable expenses of Product B were $180,000.
The contribution margin in dollars for Product B for June was:
1) $20,000
2) $111,000
3) $120,000
4) $200,000
Contribution Margin
Contribution margin is an important element of cost volume profit analysis that managers carry out to assess the maximum number of units that are required to be at the breakeven point. Contribution margin is the profit before fixed cost and taxes...
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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis

ISBN: 978-0133392883

6th Canadian edition

Authors: Horngren, Srikant Datar, George Foster, Madhav Rajan, Christ

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