Contemporary Trends sells paint and paint supplies carpet and wallpaper at a single store location in suburban Baltimore Although the company has been very profitable over the year management has seen very profitable over the year management has seen a significant decline in wallpaper sales and earnings Much of this decline is attributable to the internet and to companies that advertise deeply discounted prices in magazines and offer customer free shipping and toll free telephone number recent figures follow:

	Paint and supplies	Carpeting	wallpaper
Sales	190,000	230,000	70,000
Less variable cost	114,000	161,000	56,000
Fixed costs	28,000	37,500	22,000
Total cost	142,000	198,500	78,000
operating income	48,000	31,500	-8,000

Management is studying whether to drop wallpaper because of the changing market and accompanying loss if the line is dropped the following changes are expected to occur

1. The vacated space will be remodeled at a cost of 15,000 and will be devoted to an expanded line of high and carpet sales of carpet are expected to increase by 100,000 (2 marks)
2. Contemporary can cut wallpapers fixed costs by 50% (1 marks)
3. Sales of paint and paint supplies are expected to fall by 30% (1 marks)
4. Considering (a), (b) and (c), explain your decision whether to drop or retain the wallpaper (1 marks)