Valdez Company is considering eliminating its kitchen division, which reported an operating loss of $59,000 for the past year as shown below. Segment Income (Loss) Sales Variable costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Income (loss) $1,150,000 857,000 293,000 352,000 $(59,000) If the kitchen division is dropped, all $857,000 of its variable costs are avoidable, and $211,200 of its fixed costs are avoidable. The impact on Valdez's income from eliminating this business segment would be
Valdez Company is considering eliminating its kitchen division, which reported an operating loss of $59,000 for the past year as shown below. Segment Income (Loss) Sales Variable costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Income (loss) $1,150,000 857,000 293,000 352,000 $(59,000) If the kitchen division is dropped, all $857,000 of its variable costs are avoidable, and $211,200 of its fixed costs are avoidable. The impact on Valdez's income from eliminating this business segment would be
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![Valdez Company is considering eliminating its kitchen division, which reported an operating loss of $59,000 for the past year as shown
below.
Segment Income (Loss)
Sales
Variable costs
Contribution margin
Fixed costs
Income (loss)
$1,150,000
857,000
293,000
352,000
$(59,000)
A
If the kitchen division is dropped, all $857,000 of its variable costs are avoidable, and $211,200 of its fixed costs are avoidable. The impact
on Valdez's income from eliminating this business segment would be](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3f3de750-c79a-4d84-9c2f-7a65c0d876cb%2F137a6adc-7568-4b2f-b281-205c3ead0dd4%2Feut9ty4_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Valdez Company is considering eliminating its kitchen division, which reported an operating loss of $59,000 for the past year as shown
below.
Segment Income (Loss)
Sales
Variable costs
Contribution margin
Fixed costs
Income (loss)
$1,150,000
857,000
293,000
352,000
$(59,000)
A
If the kitchen division is dropped, all $857,000 of its variable costs are avoidable, and $211,200 of its fixed costs are avoidable. The impact
on Valdez's income from eliminating this business segment would be
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