Required: Is the president correct? Prepare an analysis to indicate what the results would be if Department 3 were eliminated.
Required: Is the president correct? Prepare an analysis to indicate what the results would be if Department 3 were eliminated.
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Transcribed Image Text:Required: Is the president correct? Prepare an analysis to indicate what the
results would be if Department 3 were eliminated.

Transcribed Image Text:Exercise 1 (Evaluation of a Profit SBU)
The president of J. Hermosa Appliance Company notes that Department 3 has
been operating at a loss. The president reasons that profits will be increased
by P9,000 by elimination of this department in as much as costs of this
department are in excess of revenue by this amount.
Department
2
1
3
4
Total
Revenue
Direct labor cost of
Р132,000
P168,000
P125,000
P98,000
P523.000
department
Allocated company costs
Total costs
82.000
30,000
P112,000
P_20,000
108,000
36,000
P144,000
P 24,000
104,000
30,000
P134,000
P_(9,000)
61,000
25,000
P86.000
P12,000
355,000
121,000
P476,000
P 47,000
Net income (loss)
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