ntribution margin xed expenses: Depreciation Liability insurance Program administrators' salaries General administrative overhead tal fixed expenses t operating income (loss) 455,000 69,300 44,500 115,500 183,800 413,100 $ 41,900 143,000 8,600 21,000 40,000 52,400 122,000 $ 21,000 211,000 40,500 7,700 39,000 81,000 168,200 $ 42,800 101,000 20,200 15,800 36,500 50,400 122,900 $ (21,900)
ntribution margin xed expenses: Depreciation Liability insurance Program administrators' salaries General administrative overhead tal fixed expenses t operating income (loss) 455,000 69,300 44,500 115,500 183,800 413,100 $ 41,900 143,000 8,600 21,000 40,000 52,400 122,000 $ 21,000 211,000 40,500 7,700 39,000 81,000 168,200 $ 42,800 101,000 20,200 15,800 36,500 50,400 122,900 $ (21,900)
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
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Transcribed Image Text:Jackson County Senior Services is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing essential services to seniors who live in their
own homes within the Jackson County area. Three services are provided for seniors-home nursing, Meals On Wheels, and
housekeeping. Data on revenue and expenses for the past year follow:
Revenues
Variable expenses
Contribution margin.
Fixed expenses:
Depreciation
Liability insurance
Program administrators' salaries
General administrative overhead*
Total fixed expenses
Net operating income (loss)
Req 1A
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Revenues
Required:
1-a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program?
Req 1B
"Allocated on the basis of program revenues.
The head administrator of Jackson County Senior Services, Judith Miyama, considers last year's net operating income of $41,900
to be unsatisfactory; therefore, she is considering the possibility of discontinuing the housekeeping program.
Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement.
Req 1A
Total
$919,000
464,000
455,000
The depreciation in housekeeping is for a small van that is used to carry the housekeepers and their equipment from job to job. If
the program were discontinued, the van would be donated to a charitable organization. None of the general administrative
Req 2A
Req 2B
69,300
44,500
115,500
183,800
413,100
$ 41,900
1-b. Based on the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program calculated in requirement Req
1A, should the Housekeeping program be discontinued?
2-a. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement.
2-b. Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of
the various services?
Revenues
Variable expenses
Total
Home Nursing
Meals On
Home Nursing Wheels
$ 262,000 $ 405,000
119,000 194,000
143,000
211,000
8,600
21,000
40,000
52,400
Req 2B
Total
122,000
$ 21,000
Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement.
Meals On
Wheels
40,500
7,700
39,000
81,000
168, 200
$ 42,800
What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program?
Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial
viability of the various services?
Req 1B
Req 2A
House-
keeping
$ 252,000
151,000
101,000
House-keeping
20, 200
15,800
36,500
50,400
Home Nursing
122,900
$ (21,900)
Meals On
Wheels
House-keeping
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