he condensed income statement for a business for the past year is as follows:     Product       A     Z Sales $660,000  $320,000 Less variable costs   540,000    220,000 Contribution margin $  120,000  $100,000 Less fixed costs   145,000      40,000 Income (loss) from operations $ (25,000) $  60,000   Management is considering the discontinuance of the manufacture and sale of Product A at the beginning of the current year. The discontinuance would have no effect on the total fixed costs and expenses or on the sales of Product Z. What is the amount of change in net income for the current year that will result from the discontinuance of Product A (amount and increase or decrease)

Assume a retailing company has two departments-Department A and Department B. The company's most recent contribution format income statement follows: Department A $ 350,000 120,000 230,000 140,000 Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income (loss) Multiple Choice O $(133,800) The company says that $110,000 of the fixed expenses being charged to Department B are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue if the segment is discontinued. However, if Department B is discontinued the sales in Department A will drop by 6%. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing Department B? O $(128,000) $(113,800) Total $ 800,000 320,000 480,000 400,000 $ 80,000 O $(124,000) Department B $ 450,000 200,000 250,000 260,000 $90,000 $ (10,000)

Astro Company sold 22,000 units of its only product and reported income of $70,200 for the current year. During a planning session for next year's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 46% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $154,000. Total units sold and the selling price per unit will not change. ASTRO COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31 Sales ($54 per unit) Variable costs ($48 per unit) Contribution margin Fixed costs Income Sales level required in dollars Numerator: 3. Compute the sales level required in both dollars and units to earn $240,000 of target income for next year with the machine installed. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Round "Contribution margin ratio" to nearest whole percentage) Sales level required in units Numerator: $ 1,188,000 1,056,000 1…

A family friend has asked your help in analyzing the operations of three anonymous companies operating in the same service sector industry. Supply the missing data in the table below: (Loss amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your percentage answers to nearest whole percent and other amounts to whole dollars.) Sales Net operating income Average operating assets Return on investment (ROI) Minimum required rate of return: Percentage Dollar amount Residual income $ $ A 470,000 160,000 15 % 16 % $ $ $ Company B 680,000 43,000 19 % 57,000 % C $ 560,000 $ 145,000 $ % 10 % 5,000