Ilas tWo departments-Home and Garden. The company's most recent contribution format income statement follows: Total Home Garden Sales $800,000 $350,000 $450,000 Variable expenses Contribution margin 320,000 120,000 200,000 480,000 230,000 250,000 Fixed expenses 400,000 140,000 260,000 Net operating income (loss) $ 80,000 $ 90,000 $(10,000) The retailer is considering whether It should close the Garden Department. Further analysis revealed that, of the fixed expenses being charged to the Garden Department, $140,000 are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue If Garden is discontinued. In addition, If the Garden Department is discontinued, sales in the Home Department will drop by 5%. How much does the company's profit increase or decrease if the Garden Department is discontinued? (If a decrease, the dollar amount is indicated in parentheses, ie., $ (1,000).)
Ilas tWo departments-Home and Garden. The company's most recent contribution format income statement follows: Total Home Garden Sales $800,000 $350,000 $450,000 Variable expenses Contribution margin 320,000 120,000 200,000 480,000 230,000 250,000 Fixed expenses 400,000 140,000 260,000 Net operating income (loss) $ 80,000 $ 90,000 $(10,000) The retailer is considering whether It should close the Garden Department. Further analysis revealed that, of the fixed expenses being charged to the Garden Department, $140,000 are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue If Garden is discontinued. In addition, If the Garden Department is discontinued, sales in the Home Department will drop by 5%. How much does the company's profit increase or decrease if the Garden Department is discontinued? (If a decrease, the dollar amount is indicated in parentheses, ie., $ (1,000).)
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A retailer has two departments-Home and Garden. The company's most recent contribution format income statement follows:
Total
Home
Garden
Sales
$৪00, 000
$350,000
$450,000
Variable expenses
320,000
120,000
200,000
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
480,000
230,000
250,000
400,000
140,000
260,000
35:51
Net operating income (1loss)
$ 80,000
$ 90,000
$(10,000)
The retailer is considering whether It should close the Garden Department. Further analysis revealed that, of the fixed expenses being charged to the
Garden Department, $140,000 are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue If Garden is discontinued. In addition, If the Garden Department is
discontinued, sales in the Home Department will drop by 5%. How much does the company's profit increase or decrease if the Garden Department is
discontinued? (If a decrease, the dollar amount is indicated in parentheses, ie., $ (1,000).)
Multiple Cholce
$ (124,000)
O Quiz
$ (161,500)
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A retailer has two departments-Home and Garden. The company's most recent contribution format income statement follows:
Total
Home
Garden
Sales
$৪00, 000
$350,000
$450,000
Variable expenses
320,000
120,000
200,000
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
480,000
230,000
250,000
400,000
140,000
260,000
35:51
Net operating income (1loss)
$ 80,000
$ 90,000
$(10,000)
The retailer is considering whether It should close the Garden Department. Further analysis revealed that, of the fixed expenses being charged to the
Garden Department, $140,000 are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue If Garden is discontinued. In addition, If the Garden Department is
discontinued, sales in the Home Department will drop by 5%. How much does the company's profit increase or decrease if the Garden Department is
discontinued? (If a decrease, the dollar amount is indicated in parentheses, ie., $ (1,000).)
Multiple Cholce
$ (124,000)
O Quiz
$ (161,500)
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