Reference no: EM132601535
Fixed and Variable Cost
Stuart Manufacturing produces metal picture frames. The company's income statements for the last two years are given below:
Last year This year
Units sold. 50,000 70,000
Sales $800,000 $1,120,000
Cost of goods sold 550,000 710,000
Gross margin 250,000 410,000
Selling and administrative expense 150,000 190,000
Net operating income $100,000 $ 220,000
The company has no beginning or ending inventories.
Required:
Question 1: Estimate the company's total variable cost per unit and its total fixed costs per year. (Remember that this is a manufacturing firm.)
Question 2: Compute the company's contribution margin for this year.