| The Other Five Divisions |
Percy Division |
Total | ||||||
| Sales | $1,665,000 | $100,000 | $1,765,000 | |||||
| Cost of goods sold | 978,300 | 76,600 | 1,054,900 | |||||
| Gross profit | 686,700 | 23,400 | 710,100 | |||||
| Operating expenses | 528,100 | 50,400 | 578,500 | |||||
| Net income | $158,600 | $ (27,000 | ) | $131,600 |
In the Percy Division, cost of goods sold is $60,100 variable and $16,500 fixed, and operating expenses are $29,200 variable and $21,200 fixed. None of the Percy Division’s fixed costs will be eliminated if the division is discontinued.
Veronica Mars, a recent graduate of Bell’s accounting program, evaluated the operating performance of Dunn Company’s six divisions. Veronica made the following presentation to Dunn’s board of directors and suggested the Percy Division be eliminated. “If the Percy Division is eliminated,” she said, “our total profits would increase by $25,700.”
| The Other Five Divisions |
Percy Division |
Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | $1,663,000 | $100,900 | $1,763,900 | |||||
| Cost of goods sold | 977,800 | 76,100 | 1,053,900 | |||||
| Gross profit | 685,200 | 24,800 | 710,000 | |||||
| Operating expenses | 526,900 | 50,500 | 577,400 | |||||
| Net income | $158,300 | $ (25,700 | ) | $132,600 |
In the Percy Division, cost of goods sold is $59,300 variable and $16,800 fixed, and operating expenses are $30,400 variable and $20,100 fixed. None of the Percy Division’s fixed costs will be eliminated if the division is discontinued.
Is Veronica right about eliminating the Percy Division? Prepare a schedule to support your answer.
| Continue | Eliminate | Net Income Increase (Decrease) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | $ | ||||||
| Variable costs | |||||||
| Cost of goods sold | |||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||
| Total variable | |||||||
| Contribution margin | |||||||
| Fixed costs | |||||||
| Cost of goods sold | |||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||
| Total fixed | |||||||
| Net income (loss) |
| Veronica is select an option incorrect correct |
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