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	$65,500			$88,700			$26,000
Cost of goods sold	25,600			32,800			15,400
Gross profit	$39,900			$55,900			$10,600
Selling and administrative expenses	29,400			34,300			15,900
Income from operations	$10,500			$21,600			$(5,300)

Fixed costs are 15% of the cost of goods sold and 41% 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)	$	$	$

b. Should the Cups line be retained?