Prepare a Segmented Income Statement for Mario Co

question 96

Essay

Prepare a segmented income statement for Mario Co. for the coming year, using variable costing.
A sales commission of 2% of sales is paid for each of the two product lines. Direct fixed selling and administrative expense was estimated to be $32,000 for the leather jackets and $66,000 for the suede jackets. Common fixed overhead for the factory was estimated to be $83,000 and common selling and administrative expense was estimated to be $14,000.
Required: Prepare a segmented income statement for Mario Co. for the coming year, using variable costing.

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