Elegant Decor Company’s management is trying to decide whether to eliminate Department 200, which has produced losses or low profits for several years. The company’s departmental income statements show the following. ELEGANT DECOR COMPANY Departmental Income Statements For Year Ended December 31, 2019   Dept. 100 Dept. 200 Combined Sales   $ 444,000       $ 281,000       $ 725,000   Cost of goods sold     261,000         210,000         471,000   Gross profit     183,000         71,000         254,000   Operating expenses                             Direct expenses                             Advertising     16,500         13,000         29,500   Store supplies used     5,500         4,900         10,400   Depreciation—Store equipment     4,200         2,800         7,000   Total direct expenses     26,200         20,700         46,900   Allocated expenses                             Sales salaries     65,000         39,000         104,000   Rent expense     9,430         4,770         14,200   Bad debts expense     9,600         7,300         16,900   Office salary     15,600         10,400         26,000   Insurance expense     2,300         1,400         3,700   Miscellaneous office expenses     2,100         1,500         3,600   Total allocated expenses     104,030         64,370         168,400   Total expenses     130,230         85,070         215,300   Net income (loss)   $ 52,770       $ (14,070 )     $ 38,7 The company has one office worker who earns $500 per week, or $26,000 per year, and four salesclerks who each earns $500 per week, or $26,000 per year for each salesclerk. The full salaries of two salesclerks are charged to Department 100. The full salary of one salesclerk is charged to Department 200. The salary of the fourth clerk, who works half-time in both departments, is divided evenly between the two departments. Eliminating Department 200 would avoid the sales salaries and the office salary currently allocated to it. However, management prefers another plan. Two salesclerks have indicated that they will be quitting soon. Management believes that their work can be done by the other two clerks if the one office worker works in sales half-time. Eliminating Department 200 will allow this shift of duties. If this change is implemented, half the office worker’s salary would be reported as sales salaries and half would be reported as office salary. The store building is rented under a long-term lease that cannot be changed. Therefore, Department 100 will use the space and equipment currently used by Department 200. Closing Department 200 will eliminate its expenses for advertising, bad debts, and store supplies; 72% of the insurance expense allocated to it to cover its merchandise inventory; and 24% of the   miscellaneous office expenses presently   1. Complete the following report showing total expenses, expenses that would be eliminated by closing Department 200 and the expenses that would continue. The statement should reflect the reassignment of the office worker to one-half time as salesclerk.     ELEGANT DECOR COMPANY Analysis of Expenses under Elimination of Department 200   Total Expenses Eliminated Expenses Continuing Expenses         Direct expenses                               Allocated expenses                                                       Total expenses $0 $0 $0

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Elegant Decor Company’s management is trying to decide whether to eliminate Department 200, which has produced losses or low profits for several years. The company’s departmental income statements show the following.

ELEGANT DECOR COMPANY
Departmental Income Statements
For Year Ended December 31, 2019
  Dept. 100 Dept. 200 Combined
Sales   $ 444,000       $ 281,000       $ 725,000  
Cost of goods sold     261,000         210,000         471,000  
Gross profit     183,000         71,000         254,000  
Operating expenses                            
Direct expenses                            
Advertising     16,500         13,000         29,500  
Store supplies used     5,500         4,900         10,400  
Depreciation—Store equipment     4,200         2,800         7,000  
Total direct expenses     26,200         20,700         46,900  
Allocated expenses                            
Sales salaries     65,000         39,000         104,000  
Rent expense     9,430         4,770         14,200  
Bad debts expense     9,600         7,300         16,900  
Office salary     15,600         10,400         26,000  
Insurance expense     2,300         1,400         3,700  
Miscellaneous office expenses     2,100         1,500         3,600  
Total allocated expenses     104,030         64,370         168,400  
Total expenses     130,230         85,070         215,300  
Net income (loss)   $ 52,770       $ (14,070 )     $ 38,7
  1. The company has one office worker who earns $500 per week, or $26,000 per year, and four salesclerks who each earns $500 per week, or $26,000 per year for each salesclerk.
  2. The full salaries of two salesclerks are charged to Department 100. The full salary of one salesclerk is charged to Department 200. The salary of the fourth clerk, who works half-time in both departments, is divided evenly between the two departments.
  3. Eliminating Department 200 would avoid the sales salaries and the office salary currently allocated to it. However, management prefers another plan. Two salesclerks have indicated that they will be quitting soon. Management believes that their work can be done by the other two clerks if the one office worker works in sales half-time. Eliminating Department 200 will allow this shift of duties. If this change is implemented, half the office worker’s salary would be reported as sales salaries and half would be reported as office salary.
  4. The store building is rented under a long-term lease that cannot be changed. Therefore, Department 100 will use the space and equipment currently used by Department 200.
  5. Closing Department 200 will eliminate its expenses for advertising, bad debts, and store supplies; 72% of the insurance expense allocated to it to cover its merchandise inventory; and 24% of the
  6.   miscellaneous office expenses presently

 

1. Complete the following report showing total expenses, expenses that would be eliminated by closing Department 200 and the expenses that would continue. The statement should reflect the reassignment of the office worker to one-half time as salesclerk.

 
 
ELEGANT DECOR COMPANY
Analysis of Expenses under Elimination of Department 200
  Total Expenses Eliminated Expenses Continuing Expenses
       
Direct expenses      
       
       
       
Allocated expenses      
       
       
       
       
       
       
Total expenses $0 $0 $0
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