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Stuart Manufacturing Produces Metal Picture Frames The Company Has No Beginning or Ending Inventories

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Stuart Manufacturing produces metal picture frames.The company's income statements for the last two years are presented below:
 Last year  This year  Units sold 50,00070,000 Sales $800,000$1,120,000 Less: Cost of goods sold 550,000710,000 Gross margin 250,000410,000 Less: Operating expenses 150,000190,000 Net income $100,000$220,000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline & \text { Last year } & \text { This year } \\\hline \text { Units sold } & 50,000 & 70,000 \\\hline \text { Sales } & \$ 800,000 & \$ 1,120,000 \\\hline \text { Less: Cost of goods sold } & 550,000 & \underline{710,000} \\\hline \text { Gross margin } & 250,000 & 410,000 \\\hline \text { Less: Operating expenses } & 150,000 & \underline{190,000} \\\hline \text { Net income } & \$ 100,000 & \$ 220,000 \\\hline\end{array}
The company has no beginning or ending inventories.All activity in this problem is in the relevant range.
Required:
a.Estimate the company's total variable cost per unit,and its total fixed costs per year.(Remember that this is a manufacturing firm.)
b.Compute the company's contribution margin for this year.

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