For the year ending December 31, 2020, Cobb Company accumulates the following data for the Plastics Division which it operates as an investment center: contribution margin—$716,020 budget, $724,336 actual; controllable fixed costs—$301,900 budget, $304,300 actual. Average operating assets for the year were $1,972,000. Prepare a responsibility report for the Plastics Division beginning with contribution margin for the year ending December 31, 2020.

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For the year ending December 31, 2020, Cobb Company accumulates the following data for the Plastics Division which it operates as an investment center: contribution margin—$716,020 budget, $724,336 actual; controllable fixed costs—$301,900 budget, $304,300 actual. Average operating assets for the year were $1,972,000.

Prepare a responsibility report for the Plastics Division beginning with contribution margin for the year ending December 31, 2020.

 

 
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