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Calculate the contribution margin for the flexible budget




1.	Aromatic Coffee, Inc., sells two types of coffee, Colombian and Blue Mountain. The monthly budget for U.S. coffee sales is based on a combination of last year's performance, a forecast of industry sales, and the company's expected share of the U.S. market.  The following information is provided for March:

		Actual	Budget
		Colombian	Blue Mountain	Colombian	Blue Mountain
	Sales in pounds	7,000 lbs.	8,000 lbs.	6,400 lbs.	8,600 lbs

	Price per pound	$25	$30	$25	$30
	Variable cost per pound	11	14	12	13

	Contribution margin	$14	$16	$13	$17

	Budgeted and actual fixed corporate-sustaining costs are $60,000 and $72,000, respectively.

	Required:

	a.	Calculate the actual contribution margin for the month.
	b.	Calculate the contribution margin for the static budget.
	c.	Calculate the contribution margin for the flexible budget.
	d.	Determine the total static-budget variance, the total flexible-budget variance, and the total sales-volume variance in terms of the contribution margin.





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