The Alpine House, Inc. is a large retailer of snow skis. The company assembled the information shown below for the quarter ended March 31: Amount Total sales revenue $ 968,000 Selling price per pair of skis $ 440 Variable selling expense per pair of skis $ 47 Variable administrative expense per pair of skis $ 20 Total fixed selling expense $ 130,000 Total fixed administrative expense $ 115,000 Beginning merchandise inventory $ 70,000 Ending merchandise inventory $ 115,000 Merchandise purchases $ 300,000   Prepare a contribution format income statement for the quarter ended March 31.         The Alpine House, Incorporated Contribution Format Income Statement Sales   $968,000 Variable expenses:     Cost of goods sold $275,000     150,680   Administrative expenses           Cost of goods sold   425,680 Contribution margin     Fixed expenses:                                     What was the contribution margin per unit? (Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar.)

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The Alpine House, Inc. is a large retailer of snow skis. The company assembled the information shown below for the quarter ended March 31: Amount Total sales revenue $ 968,000 Selling price per pair of skis $ 440 Variable selling expense per pair of skis $ 47 Variable administrative expense per pair of skis $ 20 Total fixed selling expense $ 130,000 Total fixed administrative expense $ 115,000 Beginning merchandise inventory $ 70,000 Ending merchandise inventory $ 115,000 Merchandise purchases $ 300,000

 

Prepare a contribution format income statement for the quarter ended March 31.

 
 
 
 
The Alpine House, Incorporated
Contribution Format Income Statement
Sales   $968,000
Variable expenses:    
Cost of goods sold $275,000  
  150,680  
Administrative expenses    
     
Cost of goods sold   425,680
Contribution margin    
Fixed expenses:    
     
     
     
     
     

 

What was the contribution margin per unit? (Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar.)

 
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