$332,500 Segment margin $537,500 $550,000 ($12,500) Common fixed expenses $370,000 $210,000 $160,000 Net income $167,500 $340,000 ($172,500)

Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
8th Edition
ISBN:9781305961883
Author:Carl Warren
Publisher:Carl Warren
Chapter12: Differential Analysis And Product Pricing
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1SEQ: Mario Company is considering discontinuing a product. The costs of the product consist of $20,000...
icon
Related questions
Question

Your Company has the following operations:

 

total

Store 1

Store 2

Sales

$2,100,000

$1,300,000

$800,000

Variable costs

$1,065,000

$585,000

$480,000

Contribution margin

$1,035,000

$715,000

$320,000

Traceable fixed costs

$497,500

$165,000

$332,500

Segment margin

$537,500

$550,000

($12,500)

Common fixed expenses

$370,000

$210,000

$160,000

Net income

$167,500

$340,000

($172,500)

       

Your Company is considering closing Store 2. If Store 2 is closed, 65% of its traceable fixed expenses could be avoided. Also, the closing of Store 2 would result in a 15% increase in sales in Store 1. Your Company allocates common fixed expenses on the basis of sales dollars and none of these costs would be saved if a store were shut down. What is the increase or (decrease) in the net income if Store I is closed? 

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Accounting for Business Combinations
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)
Accounting
ISBN:
9781305961883
Author:
Carl Warren
Publisher:
Cengage Learning