Shown as follows are responsibility income statements for Butterfield, Inc., for the month of March....
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Shown as follows are responsibility income statements for Butterfield, Inc., for the month of March.
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Butterfield, Inc
Division 1
Division 2
Dollars
%
Dollars
%
Dollars
%
Sales
$
470,000
100.00
%
$
290,000
100
%
$
180,000
100
%
Variable costs
228,000
48.51
174,000
60
54,000
30
Contribution margin
$
242,000
51.49
%
$
116,000
40
%
$
126,000
70
%
Fixed costs traceable to divisions
147,300
31.34
60,900
21
86,400
48
Division responsibility margin
$
94,700
20.15
%
$
55,100
19
%
$
39,600
22
%
Common fixed costs
50,000
10.64
Income from operations
$
44,700
9.51
%
Profit Centers
Division 1
Product A
Product B
Dollars
%
Dollars
%
Dollars
%
Sales
$
290,000
100
%
$
116,000
100.00
%
$
174,000
100.00
%
Variable costs
174,000
60
52,200
45.00
121,800
70.00
Contribution margin
$
116,000
40
%
$
63,800
55.00
%
$
52,200
30.00
%
Fixed costs traceable to products
40,600
14
12,180
10.50
28,420
16.33
Product responsibility margin
$
75,400
26
%
$
51,620
44.50
%
$
23,780
13.67
%
Common fixed costs
20,300
7
Responsibility margin for division
$
55,100
19
%
Required:
a. The company plans to initiate an advertising campaign for one of the two products in Division 1. The campaign would cost $3,000 per month and is expected to increase the sales of whichever product is advertised by $40,000 per month. Compute the expected increase in the responsibility margin of Division 1 assuming that (1) product A is advertised and (2) product B is advertised.
e. Prepare an income statement for Butterfield, Inc., by division, under the assumption that in April the monthly sales in Division 2 increase to $200,000.
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