Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., purchases pianos from a large manufacturer and sells them at the retail level. The pianos cost, on the average, $2,450 each from the manufacturer. Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., sells the pianos to its customers at an average price of $3,125 each.

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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, $2,450 each from the manufacturer. Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., sells the pianos to its customers at an average price of $3,125 each. The selling and administrative costs that the company incurs in a typical month are presented below:

  Costs
  Cost Formula
  Selling:

       Advertising
  $700 per month
       Sales salaries and commissions
  $950 per month, plus 8% of sales
       Delivery of pianos to customers
  $30 per piano sold
       Utilities
  $350 per month
       Depreciation of sales facilities
  $800 per month
  Administrative:

       Executive salaries
  $2,500 per month
       Insurance
  $400 per month
       Clerical
  $1,000 per month, plus $20 per piano sold
       Depreciation of office equipment
  $300 per month


During August, Marwick’s Pianos, Inc., sold and delivered 40 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.


Explanation:
1.
Sales: (40 pianos × $3,125 per piano) = $125,000
Cost of goods sold: (40 pianos × $2,450 per piano) = $98,000
Sales salaries and commissions: [$950 + (8% × $125,000)] = $10,950
Delivery of pianos: (40 pianos × $30 per piano) = $1,200
Clerical: [$1,000 + (40 pianos × $20 per piano)] = $1,800

2.
Sales: (40 pianos × $3,125 per piano) = $125,000
Cost of goods sold: (40 pianos × $2,450 per piano) = $98,000
Sales commissions: (8% × $125,000) = $10,000
Delivery of pianos: (40 pianos × $30 per piano) = $1,200
Clerical: (40 pianos × $20 per piano) = $800


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