Maggie's Music has three product lines: Vinyl Records, CD's, and 8-Track Tapes. Departmental operating income data for the second quarter are as follows: Maggie's MusicIncome StatementFor the Year Ending December 31, 2020   Vinyl CD 8-Track Total Sales $60,200 $105,400 $38,000 $203,600 Variable Costs $34,700 $73,500 $24,900 $133,100 Contribution Margin $25,500 $31,900 $13,100 $70,500 Fixed Costs $17,800 $19,900 $33,700 $71,400 Operating Income (Loss) $7,700 $12,000 ($20,600) ($900)   1. Managers are concerned by operating losses. They are considering dropping the 8-Track Tape product line. Fixed costs assigned to each department include only fixed costs of that department. Total Fixed cost will not change if the company stops selling 8-Track Tapes. Would you recommend the elimination of 8-Track Tapes? Give supporting computations.     8-Track Tapes Expected change in Revenue   Expected change in total Variable Costs   Expected change in Operating Income       2. What if Maggie's Music can avoid $25,000 of fixed costs by dropping the 8-Track Tapes? Would you recommend the elimination of 8-Track Tapes? Give supporting computations.     8-Track Tapes Expected change in Revenue   Expected change in total Variable Costs   Expected change in Fixed Costs   Expected change in Total Costs   Expected change in Operating Income

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Maggie's Music has three product lines: Vinyl Records, CD's, and 8-Track Tapes.

Departmental operating income data for the second quarter are as follows:

Maggie's MusicIncome StatementFor the Year Ending December 31, 2020
  Vinyl CD 8-Track Total
Sales $60,200 $105,400 $38,000 $203,600
Variable Costs $34,700 $73,500 $24,900 $133,100
Contribution Margin $25,500 $31,900 $13,100 $70,500
Fixed Costs $17,800 $19,900 $33,700 $71,400
Operating Income (Loss) $7,700 $12,000 ($20,600) ($900)

 

1. Managers are concerned by operating losses. They are considering dropping the 8-Track Tape product line. Fixed costs assigned to each department include only fixed costs of that department. Total Fixed cost will not change if the company stops selling 8-Track Tapes.

Would you recommend the elimination of 8-Track Tapes? Give supporting computations.    

8-Track Tapes
Expected change in Revenue  
Expected change in total Variable Costs  
Expected change in Operating Income      


2. What if Maggie's Music can avoid $25,000 of fixed costs by dropping the 8-Track Tapes?

Would you recommend the elimination of 8-Track Tapes? Give supporting computations.    

8-Track Tapes
Expected change in Revenue  
Expected change in total Variable Costs  
Expected change in Fixed Costs  
Expected change in Total Costs  
Expected change in Operating Income            
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