Emily has produced the following income statement for the ladies shoe department of a large department store

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Emily has produced the following income statement for the ladies′ shoe department of a large department store Sales $ 1,500,000 Less: Variable expenses 700,000 Contribution margins 800,000 Less: Fixed expenses: Wages $ 550,000 Insurance on inventory 20,000 Advertising 200,000 770,000 Net operating income $ 30,000Compared with other departments, the ladies′ shoe department has poor profitability. Management is considering dropping the department entirely. If the department is dropped, a job has to be created elsewhere for one employee who has been with the firm for many years. This employee has an annual salary of $40,000 and many years until retirement. Required: Calculate the increase or decrease in the operating income in both alternatives.
Contribution Margin
Contribution margin is an important element of cost volume profit analysis that managers carry out to assess the maximum number of units that are required to be at the breakeven point. Contribution margin is the profit before fixed cost and taxes...
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Contemporary Financial Management

ISBN: 978-1285198842

13th edition

Authors: R. Charles Moyer, James R. McGuigan, Ramesh P. Rao

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