Answer:
Option (A) is the correct answer to this question.
Explanation:
The cessation of the Sporty line would forfeit the profits produced by the Sporty line business, but the business (Beautiful Watches) will have to bear the $38,000 fixed expenses involved by Spotify Watches.
However, if production continued, the Sporty watches would have suffered a loss of $32,000. The company will bear fixed costs regardless of whether the company continues or discontinues the Sporty line market.
Accordingly, the gross operating profits should have been
= Total operating expenses - ( $ 38000 - $ 32000)
= $ 55000 - ( $ 38000 - $ 32000)
= $ 55000 - $ 6000
= $ 49000
There is also a fall of $6000 ($55000-$49000) in operating profits.
Other options are incorrect because they are not related to the given scenario.
Full question:
Classify each possible change listed according to whether it will make small farms more efficient or less efficient based on the information in the Washington Post article Small vs. Large: Which Size Farm Is Better for the Planet:
Plant more disease-resistant crops, reduce the number of different crops planted, avoid planting genetically modified crops, rely more on organic rather than synthetic methods of farming,
Answer and Explanation:
Plant more disease-resistant crops is classified under more efficient and Less costly. The writer believes disease resistant crops increase efficiency as there is reduced occurrence of death of crops and consequent increased losses and costs
Reduce the number of different crops planted is classified under more efficient and less costly. The writer emphasizes specialization in farming whereby for example planting rice or corn should be done alone and not mixed with other crops as this would be less efficient and costly.
Avoid planting genetically modified crops is classified less efficient and more costly. The writer encourages planting genetically modified crops as genetically modified plants are geared towards increased plant product and yield from genetically optimized plants
Rely more on organic rather than synthetic methods of farming is classified less efficient and more costly. In the article, the writer believes chemically induced crops are bad for the environment and don't yield much in efficiency with time
Explanation:
Given that
Number of sales units = $26,000
Sale price = $12 per unit
Variable cost per unit = $7
Fixed cost = $80,000
So, the contribution margin per unit is
= Selling price per unit - variable cost per unit
= $12 - $7
= $5
And, the contribution margin in dollars is
= Number of sales unit × sale price - number of sales unit × sale price
= 26,000 units × $12 - $26,000 × $7
= $312,000 - $182,000
= $130,000
