3 Homework: Chapter 8 Homework (GRADED) Top managers of New York Flooring are alarmed by their operating losses. They are considering droppi (Click the icon to view the analysis.) Total fixed costs will not change if the company stops selling laminate flooring. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Prepare an incremental analysis to show whether New York Flooring should discontinu field if there is no expected change as a result of discontinuing the laminate flooring product in this scer Incremental Analysis for Discontinuation Decision Total Contribution margin lost if laminate flooring product line is dropped Less: Fixed cost savings if laminate flooring product line is dropped Operating income if laminate flooring is dropped Question 5, E8-23A (sim... Part 1 of 7 HW Score: 10.83%, 2.17 of 20 points O Polnts: 0 of 3 Save Dropping the laminate flooring product line. Company accountants have prepared the following analysis to help make this decision: continue the laminate flooring product line. Will discontinuing laminate flooring add $31,000 to operating income? Explain. (Enter a "o" in an input is scenario) Data table B D 1 2 New York Flooring Product Line Contribution Margin Income Statement For the Year 3 4 5 Product lines Laminate Wood flooring flooring Company Total $ 304,000 $ 128,000 $ 432,000 151,000 84,000 235,000 $ 153,000 $ 44,000 $ 197,000 6 Sales revenue 7 Less: Variable expenses 8 Contribution margin 9 Less fixed expenses: 10 Manufacturing 11 Marketing and administrative 12 Operating income (loss) 76,000 62.000 138,000 58,000 13,000 71,000 S 19,000 $ (31,000) $ (12,000) Print Done Requirements 1. Prepare an incremental analysis to show whether New York Flooring should discontinue the laminate flooring product line. Will discontinuing laminate flooring add $31,000 to operating income? Explain. 2. Assume that the company can avoid $36,000 of fixed expenses by discontinuing the laminate Nooring product line (these costs are direct fixed costs of the laminate flooring product line). Prepare an incremental analysis to show whether the company should stop selling laminate flooring. 3. Now, assume that all of the fixed costs assigned to laminate flooring are direct fixed costs and can be avoided if the company stops selling laminate flooring. However, marketing has concluded that wood flooring sales would be adversely affected by discontinuing the laminate flooring line (retailers want to buy both from the same supplier). Wood flooring production and sales would decline 10%. What should the company do? Print Done