Problem
McKenzie Company has decided to use a contribution format income statement for internal planning purposes. The company has analyzed its expenses and has developed the following cost formulas:
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Cost
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Cost Formula
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Cost of goods sold
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$27 per unit sold
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Advertising expense
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$184,000 per quarter
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Sales commissions
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7% of sales
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Administrative salaries
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$94,000 per quarter
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Shipping expense
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?
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Depreciation expense
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$64,000 per quarter
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Management has concluded that shipping expense is a mixed cost, containing both variable and fixed cost elements. Units sold and the related shipping expense over the last eight quarters are given below:
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Quarter
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Units Sold
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Shipping Expense
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Year 1:
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First
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30,000
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174,000
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Second
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32,000
|
189,000
|
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Third
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37,000
|
231,000
|
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Fourth
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33,000
|
194,000
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Year 2:
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|
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First
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31,000
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184,000
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Second
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34,000
|
199,000
|
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Third
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44,400
|
246,000
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Fourth
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41,400
|
222,000
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Management would like a cost formula derived for shipping expense so that a budgeted contribution format income statement can be prepared for the next quarter.
Required:
1. Using the high-low method, estimate a cost formula for shipping expense based on the data for the last eight quarters above.
2. In the first quarter of Year 3, the company plans to sell 37,000 units at a selling price of $55 per unit. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the quarter.