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Rings Company has three product lines, A, B, and C. The following financial information is available:
Item | Product Line A | Product Line B | Product Line C |
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Sales | $ 66,000 | $ 135,000 | $ 30,000 |
Variable costs | $ 39,600 | $ 72,000 | $ 18,750 |
Contribution margin | $ 26,400 | $ 63,000 | $ 11,250 |
Fixed costs: | |||
Avoidable | $ 6,100 | $ 18,000 | $ 8,400 |
Unavoidable | $ 4,800 | $ 13,500 | $ 3,800 |
Pre-tax operating income | $ 15,500 | $ 31,500 | $ (950) |
If Product Line C is discontinued and the manufacturing space formerly devoted to this line is rented for $6,000 per year, pre-tax operating income for the company will likely:
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Be unchanged—the two effects cancel each other out.
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Increase by $1,950.
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Increase by $3,150.
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Increase by $5,850.
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Increase by some other amount.
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