Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9780077826482
Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 7E
Analyzing Keep-or-Drop Decision
MSI is consider eliminating a product from its ToddleTown Tours collection. This collection is aimed at children one to three years of age and includes “tours” of a hypothetical town. Two products, The Pet Store Parade and The Grocery Getway, have impressive, sales. However, sales for the third CD in the collation. The Post Office Polka, have lagged the others. Several other CDs are planned for this collection, but none is ready for production.
MSI’s information related to the ToddleTown Tours collection follows:
MSI has determined that elimination of the Post Office Polka (POP) program would not impact sales of the two items. The remaining fixed
1. Will MSI’s net operating income increase or decrease if the POP product is eliminated? By how much?
2. Should MSI drop the POP product?
3. Suppose that $3,700 of the common fixed costs could be avoided if the POP product line were eliminated. Would your recommendation to MSI change? Why or why not?
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MSI is considering eliminating a product from its ToddleTown Tours collection. This collection is aimed at children one to three years of age and includes “tours” of a hypothetical town. Two products, The Pet Store Parade and The Grocery Getaway, have impressive sales. However, sales for the third CD in the collection, The Post Office Polka, have lagged the others. Several other CDs are planned for this collection, but none is ready for production.
MSI’s information related to the ToddleTown Tours collection follows is attached.1. Calculate the incremental effect on profit if the POP product is eliminated.
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