Answer:
$2,889,000
Explanation:
Sales units = 270,000 units
Sale Price = $17.10
Fixed cost = $729,000
Sales Value = 270,000 * $17.10
Sales Value = $4,617,000
Contribution Margin = Sales- Fixed cost
Contribution Margin = $4,617,000 - $729,000
Contribution Margin = $3,888,000
Variable Cost = Contribution margin- Pretax income
Variable Cost = $3,888,000 - $999,000
Variable Cost = $2,889,000
So, $2,889,000 is the amount that should have been reported as variable costs in the company's contribution margin income statement for the year in question.
