Question

Soar Incorporated is considering eliminating its mountain bike division, which reported an operating loss for the recent year of $5,000. The division sales for the year were $1,052,000 and the variable costs were $862,000. The fixed costs of the division were $195,000. If the mountain bike division is dropped, 30% of the fixed costs allocated to that division could be eliminated. The impact on operating income for eliminating this business segment would be:

Answer 1

Answer:

$133,000 decrease

Explanation:

The computation of the impact on the operating income is shown below:

Sales for the year    $1,052,000

Less:

Variable cost -$862,000

Contribution margin $190,000

Less:

Fixed cost for 30% of $190,000   -$57,000

Impact on the operating income $133,000

This amount reflects the decrease in the operating income