Sole Sisters Company has two product lines: Hiking boots and Fashion boots. Income statement data for the most recent year follow: Total Hiking $370,000 $510,000 $405,000 285,000 105,000 85,000 38,000 76,000 $29,000 $47,000 Sales revenue Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Operating income (loss) Fashion $140,000 120,000 OA. Increase $285,000 B. Increase $136,500 OC. Decrease $107,500 D. Increase $107,500 20,000 38,000 $(18,000) Assuming the Fashion line is discontinued, total fixed costs remain unchanged, and the space formerly used to produce the Fashion line is used to increase the production of Hiking boots to 250% of the current production, how will operating income be affected? …..
Sole Sisters Company has two product lines: Hiking boots and Fashion boots. Income statement data for the most recent year follow: Total Hiking $370,000 $510,000 $405,000 285,000 105,000 85,000 38,000 76,000 $29,000 $47,000 Sales revenue Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Operating income (loss) Fashion $140,000 120,000 OA. Increase $285,000 B. Increase $136,500 OC. Decrease $107,500 D. Increase $107,500 20,000 38,000 $(18,000) Assuming the Fashion line is discontinued, total fixed costs remain unchanged, and the space formerly used to produce the Fashion line is used to increase the production of Hiking boots to 250% of the current production, how will operating income be affected? …..
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![Sole Sisters Company has two product lines: Hiking boots and Fashion boots. Income statement data for the most recent year follow:
Total
Hiking
$510,000
$370,000
$405,000
285,000
105,000
85,000
76,000
38,000
$29,000
$47,000
Sales revenue
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
Operating income (loss)
Fashion
$140,000
120,000
20,000
38,000
$(18,000)
Assuming the Fashion line is discontinued, total fixed costs remain unchanged, and the space formerly used to produce the Fashion line is used to increase the production of Hiking boots to 250% of
the current production, how will operating income be affected?
A. Increase $285,000
B. Increase $136,500
C. Decrease $107,500
D. Increase $107,500](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff5ef5fed-d184-4a4f-b278-bb79ef7d307a%2F1c053e10-6166-4d63-85e6-ec849daf6cfd%2Fqvqpy3_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Sole Sisters Company has two product lines: Hiking boots and Fashion boots. Income statement data for the most recent year follow:
Total
Hiking
$510,000
$370,000
$405,000
285,000
105,000
85,000
76,000
38,000
$29,000
$47,000
Sales revenue
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
Operating income (loss)
Fashion
$140,000
120,000
20,000
38,000
$(18,000)
Assuming the Fashion line is discontinued, total fixed costs remain unchanged, and the space formerly used to produce the Fashion line is used to increase the production of Hiking boots to 250% of
the current production, how will operating income be affected?
A. Increase $285,000
B. Increase $136,500
C. Decrease $107,500
D. Increase $107,500
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