2024 – Morrisey Brown Ltd of Sydney is a merchandising company that is the sole distributor of

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Morrisey & Brown, Ltd., of Sydney is a merchandising company that is the sole distributor of a product that is increasing in popularity among Australian consumers. The company’s income statements for the three most recent months follow:

 

Morrisey & Brown, Ltd.
Income Statements
For the Three Months Ended September 30
    July       August     September
  Sales in units   4,000         4,500       5,000  
   

     

   

  Sales   $400,000           $450,000       $500,000  
  Cost of goods sold  

240,000  

      270,000       300,000  
   
     
   
  Gross margin   160,000         180,000       200,000  
   
     
   
  Selling and administrative expenses:                  
       Advertising expense   21,000         21,000       21,000  
       Shipping expense   34,000         36,000       38,000  
       Salaries and commissions   78,000         84,000       90,000  
       Insurance expense   6,000         6,000       6,000  
       Depreciation expense   15,000         15,000       15,000  
   
     
   
  Total selling and administrative expenses   154,000         162,000       170,000  
   
     
   
  Net operating income   $  6,000         $  18,000       $  30,000  
   

     

   


 

Required:
1.

Identify each of the company’s expenses (including cost of goods sold) as either variable, fixed, or mixed.

2.

Using the high-low method, separate each mixed expense into variable and fixed elements. State the cost formula for each mixed expense.

3.

Redo the company’s income statement at the 5,000-unit level of activity using the contribution format.

   

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