Rock Inc. has three divisions, Granite, Lime and Nina. All fixed costs are unavoidable. Following is the income statement for the previous year: Sales Variable Costs Contribution Margin Fixed Costs (allocated) Profit Margin Granite Line Nina Total $503,000 $273,500 $228,000 $1,004,500 194,000 100,700 124,200 149,300 127,300 168,350 107,750 $(18.950) $ 19,550 309,000 267,000 $ 42,000 418,900 585,000 545,000 42,600 a. What would Rock's profit margin be if the Lime division were dropped? b. What would Rock's profit margin be if the Nina division were dropped?
Rock Inc. has three divisions, Granite, Lime and Nina. All fixed costs are unavoidable. Following is the income statement for the previous year: Sales Variable Costs Contribution Margin Fixed Costs (allocated) Profit Margin Granite Line Nina Total $503,000 $273,500 $228,000 $1,004,500 194,000 100,700 124,200 149,300 127,300 168,350 107,750 $(18.950) $ 19,550 309,000 267,000 $ 42,000 418,900 585,000 545,000 42,600 a. What would Rock's profit margin be if the Lime division were dropped? b. What would Rock's profit margin be if the Nina division were dropped?
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Transcribed Image Text:Rock Inc. has three divisions, Granite, Lime and Nina. All fixed costs are unavoidable. Following is the income statement for the
previous year:
Sales
Variable Costs
Contribution Margin
Fixed Costs (allocated)
Profit Margin
Granite
Line
Nina
Total
$503,000 $273,500 $228,000 $1,004,500
194,000
309,000
267,000
$ 42,000
124,200
149,300
168,250
100,700
127,300
107,750
$(18.950) $19,550
415,900
585,600
545,000
42,600
a. What would Rock's profit margin be if the Lime division were dropped?
b. What would Rock's profit margin be if the Nina division were dropped?

Transcribed Image Text:b. What would Rock's profit margin be if the Nina division were dropped?
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