Sports Hats, Etc. has two product lines-baseball helmets and football helmets. Income statement data for the most recent year follow: Sales revenue Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Total $460,000 $310,000 355,000 105,000 76,000 Baseball Helmets Football Helmets Operating income (loss) $29,000 235,000 75,000 38,000 $37,000 $150,000 120,000 30,000 38,000 $(8,000) Assuming fixed costs remain unchanged, and that there would be no adverse effect on other sales, how would dropping the Football Helmets

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Sports Hats, Etc. has two product lines-baseball
helmets and football helmets. Income statement
data for the most recent year follow:
Sales revenue
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
Total
$460,000 $310,000
355,000
105,000
76,000
Baseball Helmets Football Helmets
Operating income (loss) $29,000
235,000
75,000
38,000
$37,000
$150,000
120,000
30,000
38,000
$(8,000)
Assuming fixed costs remain unchanged, and
that there would be no adverse effect on other
sales, how would dropping the Football Helmets
line affect operating income?
Group of answer choices
Operating income will increase $8,000.
Operating income will decrease $150,000.
Operating income will decrease $30,000.
Operating income will increase $38,000.
Transcribed Image Text:Sports Hats, Etc. has two product lines-baseball helmets and football helmets. Income statement data for the most recent year follow: Sales revenue Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Total $460,000 $310,000 355,000 105,000 76,000 Baseball Helmets Football Helmets Operating income (loss) $29,000 235,000 75,000 38,000 $37,000 $150,000 120,000 30,000 38,000 $(8,000) Assuming fixed costs remain unchanged, and that there would be no adverse effect on other sales, how would dropping the Football Helmets line affect operating income? Group of answer choices Operating income will increase $8,000. Operating income will decrease $150,000. Operating income will decrease $30,000. Operating income will increase $38,000.
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