Problem 13-19 (Algo) Dropping or Retaining a Segment [LO13-2]

Jackson County Senior Services is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing essential services to seniors who live in their own homes within the Jackson County area. Three services are provided for seniorshome nursing, Meals On Wheels, and housekeeping. Data on revenue and expenses for the past year follow:

	Total	Home Nursing	Meals On Wheels	House-keeping
Revenues	$ 930,000	$ 269,000	$ 407,000	$ 254,000
Variable expenses	468,000	114,000	203,000	151,000
Contribution margin	462,000	155,000	204,000	103,000
Fixed expenses:
Depreciation	69,200	8,600	40,400	20,200
Liability insurance	43,800	20,600	7,500	15,700
Program administrators salaries	114,800	40,200	38,700	35,900
General administrative overhead*	186,000	53,800	81,400	50,800
Total fixed expenses	413,800	123,200	168,000	122,600
Net operating income (loss)	$ 48,200	$ 31,800	$ 36,000	$ (19,600)

*Allocated on the basis of program revenues.

The head administrator of Jackson County Senior Services, Judith Miyama, considers last years net operating income of $48,200 to be unsatisfactory; therefore, she is considering the possibility of discontinuing the housekeeping program.

The depreciation in housekeeping is for a small van that is used to carry the housekeepers and their equipment from job to job. If the program were discontinued, the van would be donated to a charitable organization. None of the general administrative overhead would be avoided if the housekeeping program were dropped, but the liability insurance and the salary of the program administrator would be avoided.

Required:

1-a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program?

1-b. Based on the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program calculated in requirement Req 1A, should the Housekeeping program be discontinued?

2-a. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement.

2-b. Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of the various services?

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