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The management of Zorrilla Corporation is considering dropping product R10C. Dat

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Question

The management of Zorrilla Corporation is considering dropping product R10C. Data from the company's accounting system appear below:

Sales......................................................... $260,000
Variable expenses.......................................... $125,000
Fixed manufacturing expenses............................ $88,000
Fixed selling and administrative expenses.............. $75,000

All fixed expenses of the company are fully allocated to products in the company's accounting system. Further investigation has revealed that $42,000 of the fixed manufacturing expenses and $48,000 of the fixed selling and administrative expenses are avoidable if product R10C is discontinued.

According to the company's accounting system, what is the net operating income earned by product R10C?




a. ($28,000) b. $28,000 c. $135,000 d. ($135,000)

Explanation / Answer

a. (28,000) 260,000-125,000-88,000-75,000 = -28,000