Below are departmental income statements for a guitar manufacturer. The company classifies advertising, rent, and utilities as indirect expenses. The manufacturer is considering eliminating its Electric Guitar department because it shows a loss. Departmental Income Statements For Year Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Expenses Advertising Depreciation-Equipment Salaries Supplies used Rent Utilities Total expenses Income (loss) Acoustic $ 102,100 44,975 57,125 Electric $ 84,300 46,850 37,450 15,015 10,100 20,100 1,960 1,780 7,065 6,000 2,995 2,640 47,235 40,390 $ 9,890 $ (2,940) 4,340 8,530 17,100 1. Prepare a departmental contribution to overhead report. 2. Based on contribution to overhead, should the electric guitar department be eliminated?
Below are departmental income statements for a guitar manufacturer. The company classifies advertising, rent, and utilities as indirect expenses. The manufacturer is considering eliminating its Electric Guitar department because it shows a loss. Departmental Income Statements For Year Ended December 31 Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Expenses Advertising Depreciation-Equipment Salaries Supplies used Rent Utilities Total expenses Income (loss) Acoustic $ 102,100 44,975 57,125 Electric $ 84,300 46,850 37,450 15,015 10,100 20,100 1,960 1,780 7,065 6,000 2,995 2,640 47,235 40,390 $ 9,890 $ (2,940) 4,340 8,530 17,100 1. Prepare a departmental contribution to overhead report. 2. Based on contribution to overhead, should the electric guitar department be eliminated?
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
Related questions
Topic Video
Question

Transcribed Image Text:Below are departmental income statements for a guitar manufacturer. The company classifies advertising, rent, and utilities as indirect
expenses. The manufacturer is considering eliminating its Electric Guitar department because it shows a loss.
Departmental Income Statements
For Year Ended December 31
Sales
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
Expenses
Advertising
Depreciation-Equipment
Salaries
Supplies used
Rent
Utilities
Total expenses
Income (loss)
Required 1 Required 2
Acoustic
$ 102,100
44,975
57,125
For Year Ended December 31
Gross profit
Direct expenses
15,015
10,100
20,100
1. Prepare a departmental contribution to overhead report.
2. Based on contribution to overhead, should the electric guitar department be eliminated?
Prepare a departmental contribution to overhead report.
1,960
7,065
2,995
47,235
$ 9,890
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Total direct expenses
Departmental contribution to overhead
Departmental Contribution to Overhead
$
Acoustic
Electric
$ 84,300
46,850
37,450
0
0 $
< Required 1
4,340
8,530
17,100
1,780
6,000
2,640
40,390
$ (2,940)
Electric
0
0
$
Combined
0
0
Required 2 >
Expert Solution

This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
Step by step
Solved in 3 steps

Knowledge Booster
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.Recommended textbooks for you


Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,

Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,


Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,

Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,

Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON

Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education

Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education