Fruit Pie Inc. has three product lines—Strawberry, Cherry, and Apple. The following information is available:
Strawberry Cherry Apple
Sales revenue $70,000 $60,000 $31,000
Variable costs (20,000) (15,000) (11,000)
Contribution margin $50,000 $45,000 $20,000
Fixed costs (20,000) (5000) (25,000)
Operating income (loss) $30,000 $40,000 $(5000)
The company is deciding whether to drop product line Apple because it has an operating loss. Assuming fixed costs are unavoidable, if Berry Pie Inc. drops product line Apple and rents the space formerly used to produce product Apple for $20,000 per year, total operating income will be ________.
Group of answer choices
$25,000
$65,000
$11,000
$20,000
Answer:
Fruit Pie Inc.
Assuming fixed costs are unavoidable, if Berry Pie Inc. drops product line Apple and rents the space formerly used to produce product Apple for $20,000 per year, total operating income will be ________.
= $65,000.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Strawberry Cherry Apple
Sales revenue $70,000 $60,000 $31,000
Variable costs (20,000) (15,000) (11,000)
Contribution margin $50,000 $45,000 $20,000
Fixed costs (20,000) (5000) (25,000)
Operating income (loss) $30,000 $40,000 $(5000)
Income Statement after the Elimination of Apple:
Strawberry Cherry Total
Sales revenue $70,000 $60,000 $130,000
Variable costs (20,000) (15,000) (35,000)
Contribution margin $50,000 $45,000 $95,000
Fixed costs (20,000) (5000) (25,000)
Fixed costs (Apple's) (25,000)
Rent income 20,000
Operating income (loss) $30,000 $40,000) $65,000
