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The following information is for X Company\'s two products - A and B: Particular

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Question

The following information is for X Company's two products - A and B:

Particulars Product A Product B

Revenue $91,000 $95,000

Variable Costs $54,000 $55,100

Total Contribution Margin $36,400 $39,000

Fixed Costs $27,590 $50,360

Profit $8,810 $-10,460

$3,587 of Product A's fixed costs are common costs that are allocated to Product A; $10,072 of Product B's fixed costs are common and allocated to Product B. The remaining fixed costs are directly related to A and B.

1. If X Company drops Product B and does nothing with the freed-up resources, profits will change by _________?

2. Assume that if X Company drops Product B, it can use the freed-up resources to increase sales of Product A by $16,700, but there will be additional fixed costs of $2,200. As a result, X Company's profits will increase by __________?

(Please answer step by step).

Explanation / Answer

Dear Student Thank you for using Chegg Please find below the answer and please give thumbs up   Statementshowing Computations Paticulars Product A Product B Total 1) Sales         91,000.00                          -                             91,000.00 Less Variable Expenses       (54,600.00)                          -                           (54,600.00) Contribution Margin         36,400.00                          -                             36,400.00 Fixed cost       (27,590.00)           10,072.00                         (17,518.00) Net operating income           8,810.00         (10,072.00)                           (1,262.00) Existing profit = 8810 - 10460         (1,650.00) Profits will increase by -1,262 - (-1650)               388.00 2) Sales = 91000 + 16700       107,700.00                          -                           107,700.00 Less Variable Expenses = 107,700*.60       (64,620.00)                          -                           (64,620.00) Contribution Margin = 107700 - 64620         43,080.00                          -                             43,080.00 Fixed cost = 27590+2200       (29,790.00)           10,072.00                         (19,718.00) Net operating income         13,290.00         (10,072.00)                              3,218.00 Existing profit = 8810 - 10460         (1,650.00) Profits will increase by 3218 - (-1650)           4,868.00