Requirement 1. Prepare a differential analysis to show whether Safety Place should drop the industrial systems product line. (Use parentheses or a minus sign to enter decreases to profits.)
Requirement 1. Prepare a differential analysis to show whether Safety Place should drop the industrial systems product line. (Use parentheses or a minus sign to enter decreases to profits.)
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:Data Table
Net Sales Revenue
300,000 $
330,000 $ 630,000
Cost of Goods Sold:
Variable
34,000
48,000
82,000
Fixed
250,000
62,000
312,000
284,000
110,000
394,000
Total Cost of Goods Sold
Gross Profit
16,000
220,000
236,000
Selling and Administrative Expenses:
Variable
69,000
77,000
146,000
43,000
28,000
71,000
Fixed
112,000
105,000
217,000
Total Selling and Administrative Expenses
2$
(96,000) $
115,000 $ 19,000
Operating Income (Loss)
%24

Transcribed Image Text:Members of the board of directors of Safety Place have received the following operating income data for the year ended May 31, 2018:
(Click the icon to view the operating income data.)
Members of the board are surprised that the industrial systems product line is not profitable. They commission a study to determine whether the company should drop the line. Company accountants estimate that
dropping industrial systems will decrease fixed cost of goods sold by $80,000 and decrease fixed selling and administrative expenses by $10,000.
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Requirement 1. Prepare a differential analysis to show whether Safety Place should drop the industrial systems product line. (Use parentheses or a minus sign to enter decreases to profits.)
in operating income
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