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Please help in below questions, thank you! 2. Biden Company sells two items, pro

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2. Biden Company sells two items, product A and product B. The company is considering dropping product B. It is expected that sales of product A will increase by 40% as a result. Dropping product B will allow the company to cancel its monthly equipment rental costing S200 per month. The other existing equipment will be used for additional production of product A. One employee earning $500 per month can be terminated if product B production is dropped. Biden's other fixed costs are allocated and will continue regardless of the decision made. A condensed, budgeted monthly income statement with both products follows Sales Direct materials Direct labor Equipment rental Product A S10,000 2,500 2,000 300 Other allocated overhead 1000 $4,200 Product B S 8,000 2,000 1,200 2,600 2,100 S 100 Total $18,000 4,500 3,200 2,900 3,100 S 4,300 Operating income Required A. If dropping product B, what is the total incremental change in revenue? (1 pt.) B. If dropping product B, what is the total incremental change in costs? (1 pt.,) C. If dropping product B, what is the total incremental change in profits? (1 pt.)

Explanation / Answer

Solution (2)

Given information to be used:

Changes after dropping product B

-Sales of Product A will increase by 40%.

-Cancel monthly equipment rental costing $ 200 per month.

-One employee earning $ 500per month can be terminated.

-Other fixed costs are allocated and will continue regardless of the decision.

Budgeted monthly income statement after above changes

Particulars

Amount ($)

*Sales

14,000

Direct material

2,500

**Direct Labor

1,500

***Equipment Rent

100

Other allocated overhead

1,000

Operating Income

8,900

*Sales= $ 10,000 + 40% of $ 10,000   =$ 14,000

**Direct Labor = $ 2,000 - $ 500 = $ 1,500

It is assumed that the labor to be termination if production of product B is dropped is a part of direct labor.

*** Equipment Rent = $ 300 -$ 200 = $ 100

Statement of change (monthly) because of dropping product B

Particulars

Before dropping Product B ($)

After dropping Product B ($)

Amount of Change ($) (Decrease)

Sales

18,000

14,000

4,000

Direct material

4,500

2,500

2,000

Direct Labor

3,200

1,500

1,700

Equipment Rent

2,900

100

2,800

Other allocated overhead

3,100

1,000

2,100

Operating Income

4,300

8,900

4,600 Increase

(A)If dropping product B, what is total incremental change in revenue?

Monthly Incremental change in revenue = $ 4,000 per month

Total Incremental change in revenue = $ 4,000 per month X 12 = $ 48,000

(B)If dropping product B, what is total incremental change in costs?

Monthly Incremental change in costs

= Direct material + Direct Labor + Equipment Rent + Other allocated overhead

=$ 2,000 + $ 1,700 + $ 2,800 + $ 2,100

=$ 8,600 per month

Total Incremental change in revenue = $ 8,600 per month X 12 = $ 103,200

(C)If dropping product B, what is total incremental change in profits?

Monthly Incremental change in profit = $ 4,600 per month

Total Incremental change in profit = $ 4,600 per month X 12 = $ 55,200 (Increase)

Solution 3

(A)Contribution Margin using the variable-costing approach.

= Sales- Variable cost of goods sold* – Variable nonmanufacturing costs

= (24,000 X $ 50) - $ 420,000- $ 144,800

= $ 635,200 (Answer)

*Variable cost of goods sold

=Opening inventory + Variable manufacturing costs - Closing inventory**

= 0 +$ 525,000 - $ 105,000

= $ 420,000

** Closing inventory= Closing inventory units X Variable manufacturing cost per unit

= 6,000 X ($525,000 / 30,000 units)

=6,000 X $ 17.5

=$ 105,000

(B)Operating income using the variable-costing approach.

= Contribution margin - Fixed manufacturing costs – Fixed nonmanufacturing costs

= $ 635,200 - $ 372,000 - $ 77,400

= $ 185,800 (Answer)

(C)Gross Margin using the absorption-costing approach.

= Sales- Cost of goods sold*

= (24,000 X $ 50) - $ 717,600

= $ 482,400 (Answer)

*Cost of goods sold

=Opening inventory + (Variable manufacturing costs + Fixed manufacturing costs) - Closing inventory**

= 0 + ($ 525,000+ $ 372,000) - $ 179,400

= $ 717,600

** Closing inventory= Closing inventory units X Total manufacturing cost per unit

= 6,000 X [$ 525,000+ $ 372,000) / 30,000 units]

=6,000 X $ 29.9

=$ 179,400

(D)Operating income using the absorption-costing approach.

=Gross margin - Variable nonmanufacturing costs- Fixed nonmanufacturing costs

= $ 482,400 - $ 144,800 - $ 77,400

= $ 260,200 (Answer)

Particulars

Amount ($)

*Sales

14,000

Direct material

2,500

**Direct Labor

1,500

***Equipment Rent

100

Other allocated overhead

1,000

Operating Income

8,900

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