AJ Manufacturing Company incurred $50,000 of fixed product cost and $40,000 of variable product cost during its
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a. Prepare an income statement using the format required by generally accepted accounting Principles (GAAP).
b. Prepare an income statement using the contribution margin approach.
c. Explain why both statements have the same amount of net income.
Contribution Margin
Contribution margin is an important element of cost volume profit analysis that managers carry out to assess the maximum number of units that are required to be at the breakeven point. Contribution margin is the profit before fixed cost and taxes...
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Survey of Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077862374
4th edition
Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Christopher, Philip Olds, Frances McNair, Bor
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