Voltar Company manufactures and sells a telephone answering machine. The company's contribution format income statement for the most recent year is given below:

Total Per unit Pct. of sales (Ratios)
Sales $1,200,000 $60 100%
Less: variable expenses 900,000 45 ?%
Contribution margin 300,000 15 ?%
Less: fixed expenses 240,000
Net operating income $60,000

(a) What is the Contribution Margin (CM) Ratio (or percent of sales)?
(b) Calculate break-even point both in total units and total sales dollars.

Vintage fun reproduces oldminusfashioned style roller skates and skateboards. the annual production and sales of roller skates is 950 units, while 1,750 skateboards are produced and sold. the company has traditionally used direct labor hours to allocate its overhead to products. roller skates require 2.5 direct labor hours per unit, while skateboards require 1.25 direct labor hours per unit. the total estimated overhead for the period is $114,300. the company is looking at the possibility of changing to an activityminusbased costing system for its products. if the company used an activityminusbased costing system, it would have the following three activity cost pools: the overhead cost per skateboard using the traditional costing system would be closest to: a. $9.31. b. $65.31. c. $25.05. your answer is not correct.d.

Serious question, which is preferred in a business? pp or poopoo?

Congressman patrick indicates that he is opposed to tax proposals that call for a flat tax rate because the structure would not tax those individuals who have the ability to pay the tax. discuss the position of the congressman, giving consideration to tax rate structures (e.g., progressive, proportional, and regressive) and the concept of equity.