Required a. Calculate the gross profit percentage for departments 1-3 combined and for department 4. Department 1-3 Answer% Department 4 Answer% b. What effect would elimination of department 4 have had on total firm net income? (Ignore the effect of income tax.) The firm's net income would be: $Answer

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Thomas Corporation has four departments, all of which appear to be profitable except department 4. Operating data for 2019 are as follows:

    Total Departments 1-3 Department 4
Sales   $962,000 $810,000 $152,000
Cost of sales   640,500 526,500 114,000
Gross profit   $321,500 $283,500 $38,000
Direct expenses   $144,000 $120,000 $24,000
Common expenses   127,000 106,000 21,000
Total expenses   $271,000 $226,000 $45,000
Net income (Loss)   $50,500 $57,500 $(7,000)

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a. Calculate the gross profit percentage for departments 1-3 combined and for department 4.

Department 1-3 Answer%
Department 4 Answer%

b. What effect would elimination of department 4 have had on total firm net income? (Ignore the effect of income tax.)

The firm's net income would be: $Answer

 
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