Marinara Sdn.Bhd. (MSB) makes marine equipment. MSB has been experiencing losses for one of its product line called bilge pump. The most recent quarterly income statement for the bilge pump is as follows: RM RM Sales revenue Less: variable costs Manufacturing costs Sales commissions Shipping Total variable costs Contribution margin 850,000 330,000 42,000 18,000 (390,000) 460,000 Less: Fixed costs 270,000 Advertising Depreciation of Equipment General factory overhead Salary-line supervisors Insurance on inventories Purchasing department expense |Total fixed costs Net operating loss 80,000 105,000 32,000 8,000 45,000 (540,000) (80,000) Discontinuing the bilge pump product line would not affect sales of other product lines and would have no effect on the company’s total general factory overhead or total purchasing department expenses. The equipment used in this production line cannot be used elsewhere and it has no resale value. REQUIRED: (a) State the basic rule in making decision to discontinue or eliminate a product line. (b) Recommend whether the bilge pump product line should be discontinued based on your answer in (a). Support your recommendation with appropriate calculations.

Marinara Sdn.Bhd. (MSB) makes marine equipment. MSB has been experiencing losses for one of its product line called bilge pump. The most recent quarterly income statement for the bilge pump is as follows: RM RM Sales revenue Less: variable costs Manufacturing costs Sales commissions Shipping Total variable costs Contribution margin 850,000 330,000 42,000 18,000 (390,000) 460,000 Less: Fixed costs 270,000 Advertising Depreciation of Equipment General factory overhead Salary-line supervisors Insurance on inventories Purchasing department expense |Total fixed costs Net operating loss 80,000 105,000 32,000 8,000 45,000 (540,000) (80,000) Discontinuing the bilge pump product line would not affect sales of other product lines and would have no effect on the company’s total general factory overhead or total purchasing department expenses. The equipment used in this production line cannot be used elsewhere and it has no resale value. REQUIRED: (a) State the basic rule in making decision to discontinue or eliminate a product line. (b) Recommend whether the bilge pump product line should be discontinued based on your answer in (a). Support your recommendation with appropriate calculations.

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