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	$64,300			$90,000			$26,900
Cost of goods sold	26,700			32,300			14,200
Gross profit	$37,600			$57,700			$12,700
Selling and administrative expenses	30,000			35,300			14,900
Income from operations	$7,600			$22,400			$(2,200)

Fixed costs are 17% of the cost of goods sold and 35% 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)	$	$	$

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b. Should the Cups line be retained? Yes