Winslow Inc. manufactures and sells three types of shoes. The income statements prepared under the absorption costing method for the three shoes are as follows: Winslow Inc. Product Income Statements—Absorption Costing For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1 Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes Revenues $378,600 $227,200 $188,600 Cost of goods sold (196,900) (111,300) (126,400) Gross profit $181,700 $115,900 $62,200 Selling and administrative expenses (156,300) (83,400) (103,900) Operating income $25,400 $32,500 $(41,700) In addition, you have determined the following information with respect to allocated fixed costs: Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes Fixed costs: Cost of goods sold $60,600 $29,500 $26,400 Selling and administrative expenses 45,400 27,300 26,400 These fixed costs are used to support all three product lines and will not change with the elimination of any one product. In addition, you have determined that the effects of inventory may be ignored. The management of the company has deemed the profit performance of the running shoe line as unacceptable. As a result, it has decided to eliminate the running shoe line. Management does not expect to be able to increase sales in the other two lines. However, as a result of eliminating the running shoe line, management expects the profits of the company to increase by $41,700. Question Content Area a. Are management’s decision and conclusions correct? Management’s decision and conclusion are . The profit be improved because the fixed costs used in manufacturing and selling running shoes be avoided if the line is eliminated. Feedback Area Feedback Consider the impact the elimination of the running shoe line would have on the fixed costs. Question Content Area b. Prepare a variable costing income statement for the three products. Enter a net loss as a negative number using a minus sign. Winslow Inc.Variable Costing Income Statements—Three Product LinesFor the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1 Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes $Revenues $Revenues $Revenues Variable cost of goods sold Variable cost of goods sold Variable cost of goods sold $Manufacturing margin $Manufacturing margin $Manufacturing margin Variable selling and administrative expenses Variable selling and administrative expenses Variable selling and administrative expenses $Contribution margin $Contribution margin $Contribution margin Fixed costs: $Fixed manufacturing costs $Fixed manufacturing costs $Fixed manufacturing costs Fixed selling and administrative expenses Fixed selling and administrative expenses Fixed selling and administrative expenses Total fixed costs $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_29 $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_30 $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_31 Operating income (loss) $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_32 $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_33 $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_34 Feedback Area Feedback When recasting the variable costing income statement, remember that under variable costing, all fixed factory overhead costs are deducted in the period incurred. Revenues - Variable Cost of Goods Sold = Manufacturing Margin; Manufacturing Margin - Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses = Contribution Margin; Contribution Margin - (Fixed Manufacturing Costs + Fixed Selling and Administrative Expenses) = Operating income Question Content Area c. Use the report in (b) to determine the profit impact of eliminating the running shoe line, assuming no other changes. If the running shoes line were eliminated, then the contribution margin of the product line would and the fixed costs be eliminated. Thus, the profit of the company would actually by $fill in the blank 5712df0af068fcf_4. Management should keep the line and attempt to improve the profitability of the product by prices,

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Winslow Inc. manufactures and sells three types of shoes. The income statements prepared under the absorption costing method for the three shoes are as follows:

Winslow Inc.
Product Income Statements—Absorption Costing
For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1
  Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes
Revenues $378,600    $227,200    $188,600   
Cost of goods sold (196,900)   (111,300)   (126,400)  
Gross profit $181,700    $115,900    $62,200   
Selling and administrative expenses (156,300)   (83,400)   (103,900)  
Operating income $25,400    $32,500    $(41,700)  

In addition, you have determined the following information with respect to allocated fixed costs:

  Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes
Fixed costs:      
Cost of goods sold $60,600   $29,500   $26,400  
Selling and administrative expenses 45,400   27,300   26,400  

These fixed costs are used to support all three product lines and will not change with the elimination of any one product. In addition, you have determined that the effects of inventory may be ignored.

The management of the company has deemed the profit performance of the running shoe line as unacceptable. As a result, it has decided to eliminate the running shoe line. Management does not expect to be able to increase sales in the other two lines. However, as a result of eliminating the running shoe line, management expects the profits of the company to increase by $41,700.

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a. Are management’s decision and conclusions correct?

Management’s decision and conclusion are 

 

. The profit 

 

 be improved because the fixed costs used in manufacturing and selling running shoes 

 

 be avoided if the line is eliminated.

 

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Feedback
 

Consider the impact the elimination of the running shoe line would have on the fixed costs.

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b. Prepare a variable costing income statement for the three products. Enter a net loss as a negative number using a minus sign.

Winslow Inc.Variable Costing Income Statements—Three Product LinesFor the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1
  Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes
 
$Revenues $Revenues $Revenues
 
Variable cost of goods sold Variable cost of goods sold Variable cost of goods sold
 
$Manufacturing margin $Manufacturing margin $Manufacturing margin
 
Variable selling and administrative expenses Variable selling and administrative expenses Variable selling and administrative expenses
 
$Contribution margin $Contribution margin $Contribution margin
Fixed costs:      
 
$Fixed manufacturing costs $Fixed manufacturing costs $Fixed manufacturing costs
 
Fixed selling and administrative expenses Fixed selling and administrative expenses Fixed selling and administrative expenses
Total fixed costs $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_29 $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_30 $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_31
Operating income (loss) $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_32 $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_33 $fill in the blank 48ca22f95033018_34
 

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Feedback
 

When recasting the variable costing income statement, remember that under variable costing, all fixed factory overhead costs are deducted in the period incurred. Revenues - Variable Cost of Goods Sold = Manufacturing Margin; Manufacturing Margin - Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses = Contribution Margin; Contribution Margin - (Fixed Manufacturing Costs + Fixed Selling and Administrative Expenses) = Operating income

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c. Use the report in (b) to determine the profit impact of eliminating the running shoe line, assuming no other changes.

If the running shoes line were eliminated, then the contribution margin of the product line would 

 

 and the fixed costs 

 

 be eliminated. Thus, the profit of the company would actually 

 

 by $fill in the blank 5712df0af068fcf_4. Management should keep the line and attempt to improve the profitability of the product by 

 

 prices, 

 
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