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Variable Costs, Contribution Margin, Contribution Margin Ratio Super-Tees Compan

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Question

Variable Costs, Contribution Margin, Contribution Margin Ratio

Super-Tees Company plans to sell 18,000 T-shirts at $21 each in the coming year. Product costs include:

Direct materials per T-shirt

$7.35

Direct labor per T-shirt

$1.47

Variable overhead per T-shirt

$0.63

Total fixed factory overhead

$45,000

Variable selling expense is the redemption of a coupon, which averages $1.05 per T-shirt; fixed selling and administrative expenses total $17,000.

Required:

1. Calculate the following values:
Round dollar amounts to the nearest cent and round ratio values to three decimal places (express the ratio as a decimal rather than a percentage).

a. Variable product cost per unit

$

b. Total variable cost per unit

$

c. Contribution margin per unit

$

d. Contribution margin ratio

  

e. Total fixed expense for the year

$

Direct materials per T-shirt

$7.35

Direct labor per T-shirt

$1.47

Variable overhead per T-shirt

$0.63

Total fixed factory overhead

$45,000

Explanation / Answer

a. Variable product cost per unit= 7.35+1.47+0.63= $9.45

b. Total variable cost per unit=9.45+1.05=$10.50

c. Contribution margin per unit=21-10.50=$10.50

d. Contribution margin ratio=10.50/21= 50%

e. Total fixed expense for the year=45000+17000=$62000