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Marwicks Pianos, Inc., purchases pianos from a large manufacturer and sells them at the retail level. The pianos cost, on the average, $1,512 each from the manufacturer. Marwicks Pianos, Inc., sells the pianos to its customers at an average price of $2,600 each. The selling and administrative costs that the company incurs in a typical month are presented below:

Costs	Cost Formula
Selling:
Advertising	$930 per month
Sales salaries and commissions	$4,810 per month, plus 4% of sales
Delivery of pianos to customers	$59 per piano sold
Utilities	$657 per month
Depreciation of sales facilities	$5,073 per month
Administrative:
Executive salaries	$13,454 per month
Insurance	$683 per month
Clerical	$2,478 per month, plus $38 per piano sold
Depreciation of office equipment	$895 per month

During August, Marwicks Pianos, Inc., sold and delivered 65 pianos.

Required:
1.	Prepare an income statement for Marwicks Pianos, Inc., for August. Use the traditional format, with costs organized by function. (A "Net operating loss" should be entered as a negative number.)

2.	Prepare an income statement for Marwicks Pianos, Inc., for August, this time using the contribution format, with costs organized by behavior. Show costs and revenues on both a total and a per unit basis down through contribution margin. (A "Net operating loss" should be entered as a negative number.)

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