Construction Accounting And Financial Management (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780135232873
Author: Steven J. Peterson MBA PE
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 7P
A construction company has total revenues of $1,150,000, total construction costs of $956,000, and general
What are the contribution margin and the contribution margin ratio for the company in Problem 5 if $15,000 of the overhead is considered variable overhead?
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Construction Accounting And Financial Management (4th Edition)
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