Bed & Bath, a retailing company, has two departments—Hardware and Linens. The company’s most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows:
Department | |||||||||
Total | Hardware | Linens | |||||||
Sales | $ | 4,370,000 | $ | 3,190,000 | $ | 1,180,000 | |||
Variable expenses | 1,334,000 | 915,000 | 419,000 | ||||||
Contribution margin | 3,036,000 | 2,275,000 | 761,000 | ||||||
Fixed expenses | 2,200,000 | 1,360,000 | 840,000 | ||||||
Net operating income (loss) | $ | 836,000 | $ | 915,000 | $ | (79,000 | ) | ||
A study indicates that $378,000 of the fixed expenses being charged to Linens are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue even if the Linens Department is dropped. In addition, the elimination of the Linens Department will result in a 13% decrease in the sales of the Hardware Department.
Required:
What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Linens Department?
If sale reduce by 13%, Contribution margin will also reduce by 13%.
Contribution margin of Hardware department = $ 2,275,000 - 13% = $1,979,250
Net operating income if Linens department is dropped = $1,979,250 - $1,360,000 - $378,000
= $241,250
Existing net operating income = $836,000
Financial disadvantage = $836,000 - $241,250 = $594,750
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