2. Prepare an income statement for Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., for August, this time using the contribution format, with costs organized by behavior. Show costs and revenues on both a total and a per unit basis down through contribution margin 2. value: 10.00 points Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., purchases pianos from a large manufacturer and sells them at the retail level. The

2. Prepare an income statement for Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., for August, this time using the contribution format, with costs organized by behavior. Show costs and revenues on both a total and a per unit basis down through contribution margin

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Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., purchases pianos from a large manufacturer and sells them at the retail level. The pianos cost, on the average, $1,485 each from the manufacturer. Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., sells the pianos to its customers at an average price of $2,600 each. The selling and administrative costs that the company incurs in a typical month are presented below:

Costs	Cost Formula
Selling:
Advertising	$947 per month
Sales salaries and commissions	$4,804 per month, plus 5% of sales
Delivery of pianos to customers	$60 per piano sold
Utilities	$652 per month
Depreciation of sales facilities	$4,943 per month
Administrative:
Executive salaries	$13,525 per month
Insurance	$681 per month
Clerical	$2,459 per month, plus $40 per piano sold
Depreciation of office equipment	$945 per month

During August, Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., sold and delivered 62 pianos.

Required:
1.	Prepare an income statement for Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., for August. Use the traditional format, with costs organized by function.

2.	Prepare an income statement for Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., for August, this time using the contribution format, with costs organized by behavior. Show costs and revenues on both a total and a per unit basis down through contribution margin.

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