Question

Gold Star Rice, Ltd., of Thailand exports Thai rice throughout Asia. The company grows three varieties of rice—White, Fragrant, and Loonzain. Budgeted sales by product and in total for the coming month are shown below: Product White Fragrant Loonzain Total Percentage of total sales 48 % 20 % 32 % 100 % Sales $ 369,600 100 % $ 154,000 100 % $ 246,400 100 % $ 770,000 100 % Variable expenses 110,880 30 % 123,200 80 % 135,520 55 % 369,600 48 % Contribution margin $ 258,720 70 % $ 30,800 20 % $ 110,880 45 % 400,400 52 % Fixed expenses 228,280 Net operating income $ 172,120 Dollar sales to break-even = Fixed expenses = $228,280 = $439,000 CM ratio 0.52 As shown by these data, net operating income is budgeted at $172,120 for the month and the estimated break-even sales is $439,000. Assume that actual sales for the month total $770,000 as planned. Actual sales by product are: White, $246,400; Fragrant, $308,000; and Loonzain, $215,600. Required: 1. Prepare a contribution format income statement for the month based on the actual sales data. 2. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the month based on your actual data.

Answer 1

	Contribution Income Statement
	White		Fragrant		Loonzain		Total
Percentage of total	32%		40%		28%		100%
Sales	246400	100%	308000	100%	215600	100%	770000	100%
Variable expenses	73920	30%	246400	80%	118580	55%	438900	57%
Contribution margin	172480	70%	61600	20%	97020	45%	331100	43%
Fixed expenses							228280
Net operating income							102820
2
Break-even point in sales dollars = 228280/43%= $530884