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Chapter 6, Problem 6.37AE
Prepare a contribution margin income statement (Learning Objective 6)
Charleston Carriage Company offers guided horse-drawn carriage rides through historic Greenville, South Carolina. The carriage business is highly regulated by the city. Charleston Carriage Company has the following operating costs during April:
| Monthly |
$2,900 |
| Fee paid to the City of Greenville | 10% of ticket revenue |
| Cost of souvenir set of postcards given to each passenger | $0.55/set of postcards |
| Brokerage fee paid to independent ticket brokers (60% of tickets are issued through these brokers; 40% are sold directly by the Charleston Carriage Company) | $1,40/ticket sold by broker |
| Monthly cost of leasing and boarding the horses | $48,000 |
| Carriage drivers (tour guides) are paid on a per passenger basis | $3.90 per passenger |
| Monthly payroll costs of non-tour guide employees | $7,600 |
| Marketing, website, telephone, and other monthly fixed costs | $7,350 |
6.2-6.9 Full Alternative Text
During April (a month during peak season), Charleston Carriage Company had 13,400 passengers. Eighty percent of passengers were adults ($20 fare) while 20% were children ($12 fare).
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- 1. Prepare the company’s contribution margin income statement for the month of April. Round all figures to the nearest dollar.
- 2. Assume that passenger volume increases by 19% in May. Which figures on the income statement would you expect to change, and by what percentage would they change? Which figures would remain the same as in April?
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