Fleet-of-Foot Inc. manufactures and sells three types of shoes. The income statements prepared under the absorption...

 

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Fleet-of-Foot Inc. manufactures and sells three types of shoes. The income statements prepared under the absorption costing method for the three shoes are as follows: Fleet-of-Foot Inc. Product Income Statements-Absorption Costing For the Year Ended December 31 Cross Training Shoes Goll Shoes Running Shoes Revenues $541,600 $319,500 $278,000 Cost of goods sold (281,600) (155,600) (186,300) Gross profit $260,000 $162.900 $91,700 Selling and administrative expenses Operating income (223,600) (117,300) (153,100) $36,400 $45,600 $(61,400) ) In addition, you have determined the following information with respect to allocated fixed costs: Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes Fixed costs: Cost of goods sold Selling and administrative expenses $86,700 65,000 $41,500 38,300 $38,900 38,900 These fixed costs are used to support all three product lines and will not change with the elimination of any one product. In addition, you have determined that the effects of inventory may be ignored. The management of the company has deemed the profit performance of the running shoe line as unacceptable. As a result, it has decided to eliminate the running shoe line. Management does not expect to be able to increase sales in the other two lines. However, as a result of eliminating the running shoe line, management expects the profits of the company to increase by $61,400. a. Are management's decision and conclusions correct? Management's decision and conclusion are The profit, be improved because the fixed costs used in manufacturing and selling running shoes, b. Prepare a variable costing income statement for the three products. Enter a net loss as a negative number using a minus sign. Fleet-of-Foot Inc. Variable Costing Income Statements-Three Product Lines For the Year Ended December 31 Cross Training Golf Running Shoes Shoes Shoes Line Item Description Fixed costs: Total fixed costs Operating income (loss) c. Use the report in (b) to determine the profit impact of eliminating the running shoe line, assuming no other changes. If the running shoes line were eliminated, then the contribution margin of the product line would keep the line and attempt to improve the profitability of the product by prices, be avoided if the line is eliminated. and the fixed costs, volume, or, be eliminated. Thus, the profit of the company would actually by s Management should costs. Fleet-of-Foot Inc. manufactures and sells three types of shoes. The income statements prepared under the absorption costing method for the three shoes are as follows: Fleet-of-Foot Inc. Product Income Statements-Absorption Costing For the Year Ended December 31 Cross Training Shoes Goll Shoes Running Shoes Revenues $541,600 $319,500 $278,000 Cost of goods sold (281,600) (155,600) (186,300) Gross profit $260,000 $162.900 $91,700 Selling and administrative expenses Operating income (223,600) (117,300) (153,100) $36,400 $45,600 $(61,400) ) In addition, you have determined the following information with respect to allocated fixed costs: Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes Fixed costs: Cost of goods sold Selling and administrative expenses $86,700 65,000 $41,500 38,300 $38,900 38,900 These fixed costs are used to support all three product lines and will not change with the elimination of any one product. In addition, you have determined that the effects of inventory may be ignored. The management of the company has deemed the profit performance of the running shoe line as unacceptable. As a result, it has decided to eliminate the running shoe line. Management does not expect to be able to increase sales in the other two lines. However, as a result of eliminating the running shoe line, management expects the profits of the company to increase by $61,400. a. Are management's decision and conclusions correct? Management's decision and conclusion are The profit, be improved because the fixed costs used in manufacturing and selling running shoes, b. Prepare a variable costing income statement for the three products. Enter a net loss as a negative number using a minus sign. Fleet-of-Foot Inc. Variable Costing Income Statements-Three Product Lines For the Year Ended December 31 Cross Training Golf Running Shoes Shoes Shoes Line Item Description Fixed costs: Total fixed costs Operating income (loss) c. Use the report in (b) to determine the profit impact of eliminating the running shoe line, assuming no other changes. If the running shoes line were eliminated, then the contribution margin of the product line would keep the line and attempt to improve the profitability of the product by prices, be avoided if the line is eliminated. and the fixed costs, volume, or, be eliminated. Thus, the profit of the company would actually by s Management should costs.