Variable Costs, Contribution Margin, Contribution Margin Ratio

Super-Tees Company plans to sell 12,000 T-shirts at $16 each in the coming year. Product costs include:

Direct materials per T-shirt	$5.75
Direct labor per T-shirt	$1.25
Variable overhead per T-shirt	$0.60
Total fixed factory overhead	$43,000

Variable selling expense is the redemption of a coupon, which averages $0.80 per T-shirt; fixed selling and administrative expenses total $19,000.

Required:

1. Calculate the following values: Round dollar amounts to the nearest cent and round ratio values to three decimal places.

a. Variable product cost per unit	$
b. Total variable cost per unit	$
c. Contribution margin per unit	$
d. Contribution margin ratio
e. Total fixed expense for the year	$

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2. Prepare a contribution-margin-based income statement for Super-Tees Company for the coming year. If required, round your per unit answers to the nearest cent.

Super-Tees Company
Contribution-Margin-Based Operating Income Statement
For the Coming Year
	Total	Per Unit
< >SalesTotal contribution marginTotal fixed expenseTotal variable expense	$	$
< >SalesTotal contribution marginTotal fixed expenseTotal variable expense
< >SalesTotal contribution marginTotal fixed expenseTotal variable expense	$	$
< >SalesTotal contribution marginTotal fixed expenseTotal variable expense
< >Operating incomeOperating lossSalesTotal contribution margin	$

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3. What if the per unit selling expense increased from $0.80 to $1.75? Calculate new values for the following: Round dollar amounts to the nearest cent and round ratio values to four decimal places:

a. Variable product cost per unit	$
b. Total variable cost per unit	$
c. Contribution margin per unit	$
d. Contribution margin ratio
e. Total fixed expense for the year	$