An income statement for Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter of the year is presented below: Sam's Bookstore Income Statement For Quarter Ended March 31 Sales $ 880,000 Cost of goods sold 550,000 Gross margin 330,000 Selling and administrative expenses Selling $ 117,000 Administration 138,000 255,000 Net operating income $ 75,000 On average, a book sells for $55. Variable selling expenses are $5 per book with the remaining selling expenses being fixed. The variable administrative expenses are 4% of sales with the remainder being fixed. The contribution margin for Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter is: Multiple Choice $665,200 $214,800 $250,000 $764,800

Contribution= $214,800

Explanation:

Contribution margin ratio is the proportion of sales revenue that is earned as contribution.

Unit sold = revenue / selling price = 880,000/55 = 16,000  units

Contribution = Sales revenue - variable cost

Variable  admin = 4% × 880,000= 35200

Variable selling = 5× 16,000 = 80,000

Contribution = Sales revenue - cost of goods sold - admin - selling

= 880,000 - 550,000- 35200 - 80,000=214,800

Contribution= $214,800

years agooo ahaha. but honestly they need to update ! : )

if you use only 25 for your entertainment and only 200 for the groceries that you really need and take out the 50 per month for the computer then that should be enough