Barnes Company reports the following for its product for its first year of operations. Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead $ 30 per unit $20 per unit $ 11 per unit $ 60,000 per year $3 per unit Fixed overhead Variable selling and administrative expenses Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 22,000 per year

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### Educational Website Content

#### Contribution Margin Analysis for Barnes Company

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*The following information applies to the questions displayed below:*

Barnes Company reports the following for its product for its first year of operations:

- **Direct Materials:** $30 per unit
- **Direct Labor:** $20 per unit
- **Variable Overhead:** $11 per unit
- **Fixed Overhead:** $60,000 per year
- **Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses:** $3 per unit
- **Fixed Selling and Administrative Expenses:** $22,000 per year

The company sells its product for $150 per unit. Compute the contribution margin using variable costing assuming the company (a) produces and sells 2,400 units, and (b) produces 3,000 units and sells 2,400 units.

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### Computation of Contribution Margin Using Variable Costing

#### Scenario A: 2,400 Units Produced and 2,400 Units Sold

- **Sales:** $360,000
- **Variable Expenses:** 
  - **Direct Materials:** $72,000
  - **Direct Labor:** $48,000
  - **Variable Overhead:** $26,400
  - **Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses:** Not listed in the table
  - **Total Variable Expenses:** (These should be summed but figures for Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses are missing)
  
- **Contribution Margin:** $213,600

#### Scenario B: 3,000 Units Produced and 2,400 Units Sold

- **Sales:** $360,000
- **Variable Expenses:** 
  - **Direct Materials:** $90,000
  - **Direct Labor:** $60,000
  - **Variable Overhead:** $33,000
  - **Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses:** Not listed in the table
  - **Total Variable Expenses:** (These should be summed but figures for Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses are missing)
  
- **Contribution Margin:** $147,000

**Note:** The answer is complete but not entirely correct because the given values do not account for all variable expenses such as variable selling and administrative expenses, as indicated by the discrepancy in the contribution margin calculation for both scenarios. 

### Analysis of Diagrams

- **Table Headings:** The table contains two primary scenarios for analysis—Scenario (a) and Scenario (b). 
- **Sales Row:** Indicates the total revenue generated from
Transcribed Image Text:### Educational Website Content #### Contribution Margin Analysis for Barnes Company **Required Information:** *The following information applies to the questions displayed below:* Barnes Company reports the following for its product for its first year of operations: - **Direct Materials:** $30 per unit - **Direct Labor:** $20 per unit - **Variable Overhead:** $11 per unit - **Fixed Overhead:** $60,000 per year - **Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses:** $3 per unit - **Fixed Selling and Administrative Expenses:** $22,000 per year The company sells its product for $150 per unit. Compute the contribution margin using variable costing assuming the company (a) produces and sells 2,400 units, and (b) produces 3,000 units and sells 2,400 units. --- ### Computation of Contribution Margin Using Variable Costing #### Scenario A: 2,400 Units Produced and 2,400 Units Sold - **Sales:** $360,000 - **Variable Expenses:** - **Direct Materials:** $72,000 - **Direct Labor:** $48,000 - **Variable Overhead:** $26,400 - **Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses:** Not listed in the table - **Total Variable Expenses:** (These should be summed but figures for Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses are missing) - **Contribution Margin:** $213,600 #### Scenario B: 3,000 Units Produced and 2,400 Units Sold - **Sales:** $360,000 - **Variable Expenses:** - **Direct Materials:** $90,000 - **Direct Labor:** $60,000 - **Variable Overhead:** $33,000 - **Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses:** Not listed in the table - **Total Variable Expenses:** (These should be summed but figures for Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses are missing) - **Contribution Margin:** $147,000 **Note:** The answer is complete but not entirely correct because the given values do not account for all variable expenses such as variable selling and administrative expenses, as indicated by the discrepancy in the contribution margin calculation for both scenarios. ### Analysis of Diagrams - **Table Headings:** The table contains two primary scenarios for analysis—Scenario (a) and Scenario (b). - **Sales Row:** Indicates the total revenue generated from
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