Balser Corporation manufactures and sells a number of products, including a prod

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Balser Corporation manufactures and sells a number of products, including a product called JYMP. Results for last year for the manufacture and sale of JYMPs are as follows:

Balser is trying to decide whether to discontinue the manufacture and sale of JYMPs. All expenses other than fixed manufacturing overhead are avoidable if the product is dropped. None of the fixed manufacturing overhead is avoidable.

Assume that dropping Product JYMP will have no effect on other products. The annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be:

Sales $ 960,000 Less expenses: Variable production costs $ 464,000 Sales commissions 144,000 Salary of product manager 100,000 Fixed product advertising 160,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead 132,000 1,000,000 Net operating loss $ (40,000 )

Explanation / Answer

if company dropped JYMP product, total company net income will reduce by $92,000

Net operating loss $      40,000 Less: Fixed manufacturing overhead $ (132,000) Total company loss if JYMP Dropped $   (92,000)

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