By using the comparative income approach, calculate the dropping of GlassGlobe segment. Justify whether Excess Earth Company should retain or drop the segment. Excess Earth Company manufactures two types of globe for educational purposes. Itsknown as: Acrylic Globe and Glass Globe. The company is currently considering todrop one of its products, Glass Globe, due to declining in their segment net operatingincome for several years. The sales and costs data for preceding month are givenbelow:Product LineAcrylic Globe (RM)Glass Globe (RM)Sales75,00060,000Variable Expenses:Direct Material15,00019,500Direct Labour25,50028,600Total Variable Cost40,50034,50048,100Contribution MarginFixed Expenses:Wages and Salaries11,9009,7008,000Utilities1,020890Depreciation - Equipment2,0003,500Rental6,0004,000Advertising1,3002,000General Administrative5,4003,800Total Fixed Expenses25,42022,190Net Operating Income/ (Loss)9,080(10,290)Additional Information:After a few discussions with the production team, the company has revealed thatdepreciation of equipment cost, rental cost and general administrative cost will beunavoidable cost and be assigned to other segment in the company.The management has come up with a decision that the company should retain thesegment if the net operating loss shown less than RM5,000.

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Chapter16: Cost-volume-profit Analysis

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