riable expenses intribution margin ed expenses perating income (los) Curling Irons $040,000 $470,000 $170.000 $75.000 100.000 Straighteners $200.000 $210.000 $00.000 $75,000 $25.000) Total $000.000 $600 000 $220 000 $150 000 $70,000 Lovely Locks can eliminate fxed costs of $35,000 and increase the sale of Curling trons by 6,500 unts at a seling price of t it and a contribution margin of 50 per unit, then discontinuing the straighteners should result in which of the towing
riable expenses intribution margin ed expenses perating income (los) Curling Irons $040,000 $470,000 $170.000 $75.000 100.000 Straighteners $200.000 $210.000 $00.000 $75,000 $25.000) Total $000.000 $600 000 $220 000 $150 000 $70,000 Lovely Locks can eliminate fxed costs of $35,000 and increase the sale of Curling trons by 6,500 unts at a seling price of t it and a contribution margin of 50 per unit, then discontinuing the straighteners should result in which of the towing
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![The income statement for Lovely Locks is divided by its two product ines, Curling bons and Straighteners, as follows
Straighteners
Curting Irons
$640,000
$200,000
$470,000
$210.000
$170,000
$75.000
$90,000
Sales revenue
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Food expenses
Operating income (loss)
$50.000
$75,000
$(25000)
A. Increase in total operating income of $113,500
B. Increase in total operating income of $43,500
C. Decrease in total operating income of $43.500
D. Decrease in total operating income of $113,500.
Total
1000,000
5000 000
$220.000
$150,000
$70,000
If Lovely Locks can eliminate fixed costs of $35,000 and increase the sale of Curting troms by 6.500 units at a selling price of 5327 per
unit and a contribution margin of $0 per unit, then discontinuing the Straighteners should result in which of the towing?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5e3ed6ff-1d99-4960-9924-91b920dd6d97%2F3fc2d6c3-3a7c-4585-ba56-6365d5815554%2Fvpet3om_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The income statement for Lovely Locks is divided by its two product ines, Curling bons and Straighteners, as follows
Straighteners
Curting Irons
$640,000
$200,000
$470,000
$210.000
$170,000
$75.000
$90,000
Sales revenue
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Food expenses
Operating income (loss)
$50.000
$75,000
$(25000)
A. Increase in total operating income of $113,500
B. Increase in total operating income of $43,500
C. Decrease in total operating income of $43.500
D. Decrease in total operating income of $113,500.
Total
1000,000
5000 000
$220.000
$150,000
$70,000
If Lovely Locks can eliminate fixed costs of $35,000 and increase the sale of Curting troms by 6.500 units at a selling price of 5327 per
unit and a contribution margin of $0 per unit, then discontinuing the Straighteners should result in which of the towing?
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