Exam 7: Variable Costing and Segment Reporting: Tools for Management

When using segmented income statements,the dollar sales for a segment to break even equals the common fixed expenses of the segment divided by the segment CM ratio.

Under variable costing,which of the following is not expensed in its entirety in the period in which it is incurred?

Hatfield Corporation,which has only one product,has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: The total contribution margin for the month under variable costing is:

O'Neill,Incorporated's segmented income statement for the most recent month is given below. For each of the following questions,refer back to the above original data. A proposal has been made that will lower variable expenses in Store A to 62% of sales.However,this reduction can only be accomplished by an increase in Store A's traceable fixed expenses of $8,000.If this proposal is implemented and sales remain constant,overall company net operating income should:

Farron Corporation,which has only one product,has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: What is the net operating income for the month under absorption costing?

Schweinert Corporation manufactures a single product.The following data pertain to the company's operations over the last two years: What was the absorption costing net operating income last year?

Errera Corporation has two major business segments-Retail and Wholesale.In July,the Retail business segment had sales revenues of $100,000,variable expenses of $54,000,and traceable fixed expenses of $16,000.During the same month,the Wholesale business segment had sales revenues of $920,000,variable expenses of $386,000,and traceable fixed expenses of $156,000.Common fixed expenses totaled $269,000 and were allocated as follows: $156,000 to the Retail business segment and $113,000 to the Wholesale business segment. Required: Prepare a segmented income statement in the contribution format for the company.Omit percentages;show only dollar amounts.

Jimerson Corporation produces a single product and has the following cost structure: Required: Compute the unit product cost under absorption costing.Show your work!

Warburton Corporation has two divisions: Alpha and Beta.Data from the most recent month appear below: The company's common fixed expenses total $85,690.The break-even in sales dollars for Alpha Division is closest to:

Nelson Corporation,which has only one product,has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: The company produces the same number of units every month,although the sales in units vary from month to month.The company's variable costs per unit and total fixed costs have been constant from month to month. Required: a.Prepare a contribution format income statement for the month using variable costing. b.Prepare an income statement for the month using absorption costing.

Gough Corporation has two divisions: Domestic and Foreign.Data from the most recent month appear below: The break-even in sales dollars for the company as a whole is closest to:

Elliot Corporation,which has only one product,has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: What is the net operating income for the month under variable costing?

Redstone Corporation produces a single product and has the following cost structure: Required: a.Compute the unit product cost under absorption costing.Show your work! b.Compute the unit product cost under variable costing.Show your work!

A manufacturing company that produces a single product has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: What is the variable costing unit product cost for the month?

Iancu Corporation,which has only one product,has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: What is the unit product cost for the month under variable costing?

Aaker Corporation,which has only one product,has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: What is the unit product cost for the month under variable costing?

Meyer Corporation has two sales areas: North and South.During April,the contribution margin in the North was $90,000,or 30% of sales.The segment margin in the South was $25,000,or 10% of sales.Traceable fixed expenses were $30,000 in the North and $15,000 in the South.Meyer Corporation reported a total net operating income of $52,000. The total fixed expenses for Meyer Corporation were:

Gabbert Corporation,which has only one product,has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: The total contribution margin for the month under variable costing is:

Crow Corporation produces a single product and has the following cost structure: The variable costing unit product cost is:

Last year,Rassel Corporation's variable costing net operating income was $63,200.Fixed manufacturing overhead costs deferred in inventory under absorption costing amounted to $31,900.What was the absorption costing net operating income last year?