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The management of Kabanuck Corporation is considering dropping product V41B. Dat

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Question

The management of Kabanuck Corporation is considering dropping product V41B. Data from the company's accounting system appear below: Sales Variable expenses Fixed manufacturing expenses Fixed selling and administrative expenses $938,000 $413,000 $525,000 $352,000 All fixed expenses of the company are fully allocated to products in the company's accounting system. Further investigation has revealed that $215,000 of the fixed manufacturing expenses and $126,000 of the fixed selling and administrative expenses are avoidable if product V41B is discontinued What would be the effect on the company's overall net operating income if product V41B were dropped? Overall net operating income would increase by $184,000. Overall net operating income would decrease by $184,000. O Overall net operating income would increase by $86,000. Overall net operating income would decrease by $86,000

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

1

Over all net operating income would decreased by$184,000

Working notes for the above answer is as under

  Sales

$938,000

  Variable expenses

$413,000

Contrinution

$525,000

overall net operating income if product V41B were dropped

=contribution forgone - fixed cost saved

=(525000)+215000+126000

=(184000)

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2

Increse by $86400

Working notes for the above answer is as under

Production of Wheels

Make

Buy

Total

per unit

Total

per unit

Direct Materials

54000

0.20

Direct Labor

81000

0.30

Variable overhead

40500

0.15

Total variable cost

175500

0.65

216000

0.8

Fixed overhead

77000

45000

Rental benefit

-94900

Total Cost

252500

166100

Incremental benefit in buying

86400

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3

Net operating loss

($92,000)

Working notes for the above answer is as under

  Sales

$939,000

  Variable expenses

$418,000

Contrinution

$521,000

less:

  Fixed manufacturing expenses

$353,000

  Fixed selling and administrative expenses

$260,000

Net operating loss

($92,000)

  Sales

$938,000

  Variable expenses

$413,000

Contrinution

$525,000