Home Entertainment is a small, family-owned business that purchases LCD televisions from a reputable manufacturer and sells them at the retail level. The televisions sell, on average, for $2,060 each. The average cost of a television from the manufacturer is $1,330.
Home Entertainment has always kept careful accounting records, and the costs that it incurs in a typical month are as follows:
Costs | Cost Formula | ||
Selling: | |||
Advertising | $ | 1,090 | per month |
Delivery of televisions | $ | 50 | per television sold |
Sales salaries and commissions | $ | 3,040 | per month, plus 5% of sales |
Utilities | $ | 404 | per month |
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$ | 3,160 | per month |
Administrative: | |||
Executive salaries | $ | 11,500 | per month |
Depreciation of office equipment | $ | 805 | per month |
Clerical | $ | 1,860 | per month, plus $49 per television sold |
Insurance | $ | 720 | per month |
During April, the company sold and delivered 219 televisions.
Required:
1. Prepare an income statement for April using the traditional format with costs organized by function.
2. Prepare an income statement for April, this time using the contribution format with costs organized by behaviour. Show costs and revenues on both a total and a per unit basis down through contribution margin.
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