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Preparation of a Contribution Income Statement

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Uncle Ralph's sells cookies in a large shopping mall. The following multi-step income statement was prepared for the year ending December 31, 2004.

Sales $36,000
Cost of Good Sold 4,000
Gross Profit 32,000
Operating Expense:
Selling Expense $18,000
Admin Expense 10,000 (28,000)
Operating Income 4,000

Cost of goods sold is a variable cost. Selling expense is 20 % variable and 80% fixed, and administrative expense is 5% variable and 95% fixed.

Required: Prepare a contribution income statement for Ralph's Cookie Co.
Please set up this contribution income statement and solve.

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This file contains a formatted MS Excel spreadsheet containing the answers to the questions below, as well as notes that explain how the various accounts in a contribution income statement are to be calculated.

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