Question Content Area 1. Reformulate the segmented income statement using the additional information on activities. Use a minus sign to indicate any negative margins. Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest dollar. If amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank or enter "0".     Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Total   $- Select - $- Select - $- Select - $- Select -   - Select - - Select - - Select - - Select -   - Select - - Select - - Select - - Select - Contribution margin $ $ $ $ Less traceable fixed expenses:           - Select - - Select - - Select - - Select -   - Select - - Select - - Select - - Select -   - Select - - Select - - Select - - Select -   - Select - - Select - - Select - - Select - Product margin $ $ $ $ Less common fixed expenses:                 - Select -         - Select - Operating income       $fill in the blank 181760f70077004_48

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Reshier Company makes three types of rug shampooers. Model 1 is the basic model rented through hardware stores and supermarkets. Model 2 is a more advanced model with both dry-and wet-vacuuming capabilities. Model 3 is the heavy-duty riding shampooer sold to hotels and convention centers. A segmented income statement is shown below.

    Model 1   Model 2   Model 3   Total
Sales   $230,000   $562,000   $650,500   $1,442,500  
Less variable costs of goods sold   (88,000)   (159,240)   (364,400)   (611,640)  
Less commissions   (5,400)   (39,000)   (21,750)   (66,150)  
     Contribution margin   $136,600   $363,760   $264,350   $764,710  
Less common fixed expenses:                  
     Fixed factory overhead               (400,000)  
     Fixed selling and administrative               (299,000)  
Operating income               $65,710  

While all models have positive contribution margins, Reshier Company is concerned because operating income is less than 10 percent of sales and is low for this type of company. The company’s controller gathered additional information on fixed costs to see why they were so high. The following information on activities and drivers was gathered:

            Driver Usage by Model
Activity Activity Cost   Activity Driver Model 1   Model 2   Model 3
Engineering   $83,000     Engineering hours   800       79       121  
Setting up   183,000     Setup hours   12,900       12,600       29,121  
Customer service   103,000     Service calls   13,900       1,500       19,121  

In addition, Model 1 requires the rental of specialized equipment costing $21,500 per year.

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1. Reformulate the segmented income statement using the additional information on activities. Use a minus sign to indicate any negative margins. Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest dollar. If amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank or enter "0".

 
  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Total
 
$- Select - $- Select - $- Select - $- Select -
 
- Select - - Select - - Select - - Select -
 
- Select - - Select - - Select - - Select -
Contribution margin $ $ $ $
Less traceable fixed expenses:        
 
- Select - - Select - - Select - - Select -
 
- Select - - Select - - Select - - Select -
 
- Select - - Select - - Select - - Select -
 
- Select - - Select - - Select - - Select -
Product margin $ $ $ $
Less common fixed expenses:        
 
      - Select -
 
      - Select -
Operating income       $fill in the blank 181760f70077004_48
 

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2. Using your answer to Requirement 1, assume that Reshier Company is considering dropping any model with a negative product margin. What are the alternatives?

 

Which alternative is more cost effective and by how much? (Assume that any traceable fixed costs can be avoided.) Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest dollar.

 

 will add $ to operating income

3. What if Reshier Company can only avoid 182 hours of engineering time and 4,800 hours of setup time that are attributable to Model 1? How does that affect the alternatives presented in Requirement 2? Which alternative is more cost effective and by how much? Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest dollar.

 
 will add $ to operating income
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 Using your answer to Requirement 1, assume that Reshier Company is considering dropping any model with a negative product margin. What are the alternatives?

 

Which alternative is more cost effective and by how much? (Assume that any traceable fixed costs can be avoided.) Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest dollar.

 

 will add $fill in the blank 8723bbfe4004028_3 to operating income

3. What if Reshier Company can only avoid 182 hours of engineering time and 4,800 hours of setup time that are attributable to Model 1? How does that affect the alternatives presented in Requirement 2? Which alternative is more cost effective and by how much? Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest dollar.

 will add $fill in the blank 8723bbfe4004028_5 to operating income

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