The Alpine House, Inc., is a large retailer of snow skis. The company assembled the information shown below for the quarter ended March 31:The Alpine House, Inc., is a large retailer of snow skis. The company assembled the information shown below for the quarter ended March 31:

Sales	$1,125,000
Selling price per pair of skies	$450
Variable selling expense per pair of skis	$48
Variable administrative expense per pair of skis	$18
Total fixed selling expense	$145,000
Total fixed administrative expense	$120,000
Beginning merchandise inventory	$60,000
Ending merchandise inventory	$115,000
Merchandise purchases	$305,000

Required:

1. Prepare a traditional income statement for the quarter ended March 31.

2. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the quarter ended March 31.

3. What was the contribution margin per unit?