Complete the following table using the data in the preceding income statement to compare the effects of dropping the rug yarn line of products. If required, use a minus sign to indicate a loss.

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Condensed Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y8
  Raw Wool Wool Yarn Rug Yarn Total Company
Sales   $210,000      $155,000      $167,000    $532,000 
Costs of goods sold:
    Variable costs $(48,000) $(18,600) $(37,190) $(103,790)
    Fixed costs (32,000) (12,400) (24,780) (69,180)
       Total cost of goods sold $(80,000) $(31,000) $(61,970) $(172,970)
Gross profit $130,000  $124,000  $105,030  $359,030 
Operating expenses:
    Variable expenses $(5,000) $(7,750) $(53,080) $(65,830)
    Fixed expenses (89,000) (77,000) (106,200) (272,200)
      Total operating expenses $(94,000) $(84,750) $(159,280) $(338,030)
Operating income (loss) $36,000  $39,250  $(54,250) $21,000 

Complete the following table using the data in the preceding income statement to compare the effects of dropping the rug yarn line of products. If required, use a minus sign to indicate a loss.

Differential AnalysisContinue Rug Yarn (Alternative 1) or Discontinue Rug Yarn (Alternative 2)December 31, 20Y8
  Continue Rug Yarn (Alternative 1) Discontinue Rug Yarn (Alternative 2) Differential Effects (Alternative 2)
Revenues      
Costs:      
Variable      
Fixed      
Profit (loss)      

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Final Questions

Answer the following question (1), then fill in table (2).

1. After reviewing your work on the Continue/Discontinue panel, should WoolCorp continue (Alternative 1) or discontinue (Alternative 2) the rug yarn product line?

 

2. The following table shows several business decisions that might need to be made across the top row. Along the left-hand column, there are important factors to consider.

Select the factor(s) that are important to the decision. Select all that apply. If the factor is not important to any of the decisions, select "yes" on the "Not Important" dropdown, otherwise select "no".

  Lease or
Sell
Sell or
Process Further
Special Price
Order
Make or Buy Continue or
Discontinue
Production Bottleneck Not
Important
Impact on regular prices
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contribution margin per bottleneck hour
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Differential revenue is more than differential cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplier price is less than WoolCorp’s variable cost per unit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sunk costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robinson-Patman Act
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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