Because the company is in a start-up stage, corporate management feels that the East sales territory is creating too much of a cash drain on the company and it should be eliminated. If East is discontinued, one sales manager (whose salary is P40,000 per year) will be relocated to the West territory. By how much would Opal’s income decrease if the East territory is eliminated?

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Because the company is in a start-up stage, corporate management feels that the East sales territory is creating too much of a cash drain on the company and it should be eliminated. If East is discontinued, one sales manager (whose salary is P40,000 per year) will be relocated to the West territory.

By how much would Opal’s income decrease if the East territory is eliminated?

Opal Company has two sales territories-North and South. Financial information for the two
territories for 2001 follows:
East
P980,000
West
P750,000
Sales
Direct costs:
(343,000)
(450,000)
(275,000)
P (88,000)
Variable
(225,000)
(325,000)
(175,000)
P 25,000
Fixed
Allocated common costs
Net income (loss)
Transcribed Image Text:Opal Company has two sales territories-North and South. Financial information for the two territories for 2001 follows: East P980,000 West P750,000 Sales Direct costs: (343,000) (450,000) (275,000) P (88,000) Variable (225,000) (325,000) (175,000) P 25,000 Fixed Allocated common costs Net income (loss)
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