Exercise 6-11 (Algo) Segmented Income Statement [LO6-4] Wingate Company, a wholesale distributor of electronic equipment, has been experiencing losses for some time, as shown by its most recent monthly contribution format income statement: In an effort to resolve the problem, the company would like to prepare an income statement segmented by division. Accordingly, the Accounting Department has developed the following information: Required: 1. Prepare a contribution format income statement segmented by divisions. 2-a. The Marketing Department has proposed increasing the West Division's monthly advertising by $24,000 based on the belief that it would increase that division's sales by 15%. Assuming these estimates are accurate, how much would the company's net operating income increase (decrease) if the proposal is implemented? 2-b. Would you recommend the increased advertising? Exercise 6-3 (Algo) Reconciliation of Absorption and Variable Costing Net Operating Incomes [LO6-3] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below] Jorgansen Lighting, Incorporated, manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors, and the government. The company has provided the following data: The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $560 for all three years. Exercise 6-3 (Algo) Part 1 Required: 1. Calculate each year's absorption costing net operating income. (Enter any losses or deductions as a negative value.) Exercise 6-3 (Algo) Reconciliation of Absorption and Variable Costing Net Operating Incomes [LO6-3] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Jorgansen Lighting, Incorporated, manufactures heavy-duty street lighting systems for municipalities. The company uses variable costing for internal management reports and absorption costing for external reports to shareholders, creditors. and the government. The company has provided the following data: The company's fixed manufacturing overhead per unit was constant at $560 for all three years. Exercise 6-3 (Algo) Part 2 2. Assume in Year 4 that the company's variable costing net operating income was $260,000 and its absorption costing net operating income was $300,000 a. Did inventories increase or decrease during Year 4 ? Increase Decrease b. How much fixed manufacturing overhead cost was deferred or released from inventory during Year 4