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Contribution margin analysis — sales Select Audio Inc. sells electronic equipment. Management decided curly in the year to reduce the price of the speakers in order to increase sales volume. As a result, for the year ended December 31, the .sales increased by $31,875 from the planned level of $1,048,125. The following information is available from the accounting records for the year ended December 31. A. Prepare an analysis of the sales quantity and unit price factors. B. Did the price decrease generate sufficient volume to result in a net increase in contribution margin if the actual variable cost per unit was $10, as planned?
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Contribution margin analysis — sales
Select Audio Inc. sells electronic equipment. Management decided curly in the year to reduce the price of the speakers in order to increase sales volume. As a result, for the year ended December 31, the .sales increased by $31,875 from the planned level of $1,048,125. The following information is available from the accounting records for the year ended December 31.
- A. Prepare an analysis of the sales quantity and unit price factors.
- B. Did the price decrease generate sufficient volume to result in a net increase in contribution margin if the actual variable cost per unit was $10, as planned?
(a)
Contribution Margin
Contribution margin is the excess of manufacturing margin above selling and administrative expenses. Contribution margin is calculated by deducting variable cost from sales or deducting variable selling and administrative expenses from manufacturing margin.
To Prepare: The analysis of the sales quantity and unit price factor of Incorporation SA.
Explanation of Solution
Sales quantity factor is calculated by deducting planned units from actual units and then multiplies with planned sales price per unit...
(b)
To Identify: The price decrease, it generates sufficient volume to result in a net increase in contribution margin, if the actual variable cost per unit was $10, as planned.
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