State the cost formula for each mixed expense

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Morris & Brown, Ltd

Income Statements

For the Three Months Ended September 30

 

                                                 July                        August                  September

Sales in units                               4000                       4500                       5000      

 

Sales revenue                          A$400,000                   A$450,000            A$500,000

Cost of good sold                        240,000                      270,000               300,000

 

Gross margin                               160,000                       180,000              200,000

 

Selling and administrative expenses:

Advertising expense                     21,000                        21,000                   21,000

Shipping expense                       34,000                        36,000                   38,000

Salaries& commission                  78,000                          84,000                   90,000

Insurance expense                     6,000                            6,000                     6,000

Depreciate expense                    15,000                         15,000                   15,000

 

Total selling& admin expens         154,000                       162,000                 170,000

Net operation income              A$ 6000                      A$ 18,000                A$30,000

 

(Note: Morrisey & Brown, Ltd. Australian- formatted income statement has been recast in the format common in the United States. The Australian dollar is denoted here by A$.)

Question:

(1)    Identify each of the company's expenses (including cost of good sold) as either variable, fixed, or mixed.

(2)    Using the high- low method, separate each mixed expense into variable and fixed elements. State the cost formula for each mixed expense.

(3)    Redo the company's income statement at the 5,000-unit level of activity using the contribution format.

 

 

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