Differential Analysis for a Discontinued Product The condensed product-line income statement for Dish N Dat Company for the month of March is as follows:

Dish N Dat Company Product-Line Income Statement For the Month Ended March 31
	Bowls			Plates			Cups
Sales	$64,500			$90,400			$26,500
Cost of goods sold	25,700			32,600			15,700
Gross profit	$38,800			$57,800			$10,800
Selling and administrative expenses	28,900			34,000			16,200
Income from operations	$9,900			$23,800			$(5,400)

Fixed costs are 15% of the cost of goods sold and 38% of the selling and administrative expenses. Dish N Dat assumes that fixed costs would not be materially affected if the Cups line were discontinued.

a. Prepare a differential analysis dated March 31 to determine if Cups should be continued (Alternative 1) or discontinued (Alternative 2). If an amount is zero, enter "0". Use a minus sign to indicate a loss.

Differential Analysis
Continue Cups (Alt. 1) or Discontinue Cups (Alt. 2)
March 31
	Continue Cups (Alternative 1)	Discontinue Cups (Alternative 2)	Differential Effect on Income (Alternative 2)
Revenues	$	$	$
Costs:
Variable cost of goods sold
Variable selling and admin. expenses
Fixed costs	_______________________	__________________________	_________________________________
Income (Loss)	$	$	$