Comwall Street store. Sales revenue Costs Cost of goods sold Advertising SWAIN ATHLETIC GEAR Cornwall Street Store Income Statement Differential Revenues and Costs For the Year Ending February 28 St administrative salaries Sales commissions Leases and utilities Allocated corporate support Total costs

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Swain Athletic Gear (SAG) operates six retail outlets in a large Midwest city. One is in the center of the city on Cornwall Street and the others are scattered around the perimeter of the city. Management at SAG is concerned about declining sales and profitability of the Cornwall store and believes that outlet has been a drag on profits in recent years. The most recent income statement for the Cornwall store follows.

SWAIN ATHLETIC GEAR
Cornwall Street Store Income Statement
For the Year Ending February 28
Sales revenue $ 12,300,000
Costs  
Cost of goods sold $ 5,289,000
Advertising 1,421,000
Store administrative salaries 975,000
Sales commissions 1,056,000
Leases and utilities 2,100,000
Allocated corporate support 1,622,000
Total costs $ 12,463,000
Net loss before tax benefit $ (163,000)
Tax benefit at 25% (40,750)
Net loss $ (122,250)

The CFO at SAG has asked for your advice on closing the Cornwall Street store. If the Cornwall Street store is closed, neither total corporate support costs nor operations or costs of the other stores are expected to change.

Required:

  1. Using the worksheet below, determine which revenues and costs are probably differential for the decision to close the Cornwall Street store.
  2. What will be the effect on SAG's income if the Cornwall Street store is closed?

 

 

 

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Comwall Street store.
Sales revenue
Costs
Cost of goods sold
Advertising
SWAIN ATHLETIC GEAR
Cornwall Street Store Income Statement
Differential Revenues and Costs
For the Year Ending February 28
Store administrative salaries
Sales commissions.
Leases and utilities
Allocated corporate support
Total costs
Transcribed Image Text:Comwall Street store. Sales revenue Costs Cost of goods sold Advertising SWAIN ATHLETIC GEAR Cornwall Street Store Income Statement Differential Revenues and Costs For the Year Ending February 28 Store administrative salaries Sales commissions. Leases and utilities Allocated corporate support Total costs
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