Drop a Segment - Part 2 of 2 Merrickville Windows & Doors manufactures Windows, Doors and Solar Panels in a modem plant located in beautiful, historic Merrickville. The following sales and cost information is available relating to the profitability of these three product lines: Notes Windows Doors Solar Panels Sales $ 750,000 $ 413,000 $ 1,000,000 Costs: Direct materials 300.000 181,720 400,000 Direct labour 75,000 49,560 80,000 Material handling 45,000 33,040 60,000 Depreciation b. 50,000 48,000 72,000 Selling & marketing 75,000 60,000 120,000 General administration d. 150,000 100,000 200,000 Total costs 695.000 472,320 932,000 Operating income $ 55,000 $ (59,320) $ 68,000 a c. a. c. The following additional information has been made available to you in the corresponding notes. Material handling costs vary directly with the number of units produced. b. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method. 50% of the selling and marketing costs consist of corporate marketing costs and are allocated to the product lines based on relative product line sales. The balance of the selling and marketing costs is comprised of variable sales commissions. General administration costs include product line manager salaries which are: $ 60,000 for Windows' line S 50,000 for the Doors' line $ 65,000 for the Solar Panels' line The balance is made up of costs that are allocated from head office and are not directly related to the product lines. d. e. If the Doors product line is dropped, then its manager would be transferred to head office where she would replace a S 40,000 per year accounting clerk. Required: 1. Assuming that the plant space taken up by the Doors product line would remain idle, should the product line be dropped? Net advantage (disadvantage) of dropping Doors line Should the Doors product line de dropped (yes or no) 2. Assuming that the idle space could be used by the Solar Panels product line and that its sales would increase by S 300.000 should the company discontinue the Doors product line? Net advantage (disadvantage) of dropping Doors line Should the Doors product line be dropped (yes or no)