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 Sales $ 1,419,000 Selling price per pair of skis $ 430 Variable selling expense per pair of skis $ 46 Variable administrative expense per pair of skis $ 16 Total fixed selling expense $ 160,000 Total fixed administrative expense $ 110,000 Beginning merchandise inventory $ 70,000 Ending merchandise inventory $ 110,000 Merchandise purchases $ 295,000     Required: 1. Prepare a traditional income statement for the quarter ended March 31. 2. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the quarter ended March 31. 3. What was the contribution margin per unit?

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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
Sales $ 1,419,000
Selling price per pair of skis $ 430
Variable selling expense per pair of skis $ 46
Variable administrative expense per pair of skis $ 16
Total fixed selling expense $ 160,000
Total fixed administrative expense $ 110,000
Beginning merchandise inventory $ 70,000
Ending merchandise inventory $ 110,000
Merchandise purchases $ 295,000
 

 

Required:

1. Prepare a traditional income statement for the quarter ended March 31.

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

3. What was the contribution margin per unit?

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