EXERCISE 7-13. Dropping a Product Line [LO 1] Computer Village sells computer equipment and home office furniture. Currently the furniture product line takes up approximately 50 per- cent of the company's retail floor space. The president of Computer Village is trying to decide whether the company should continue offering furniture or concentrate on computer equipment. Below is a product line income statement for the company. If furniture is dropped, salaries and other direct fixed costs can be avoided. In addition, sales of computer equipment can increase by 13 percent without affecting direct fixed costs. Allocated fixed costs are assigned based on relative sales. Computer Equipment $1,400,000 900,000 500,000 Home Office Furniture $1,100,000 800,000 300,000 Total $2,500,000 1,700,000 800,000 175,000 60,000 175,000 60,000 350,000 120,000 Sales Less cost of goods sold Contribution margin Less direct fixed costs: Salaries Other Less allocated fixed costs Rent Insurance Cleaning President's salary Other Net income 13,440 3,360 3,920 72,800 6,720 $ 164,760 10,560 2,640 3,080 57,200 5,280 ($ 13,760) 24,000 6,000 7,000 130,000 12,000 $ 151,000 REQUIRED Determine whether Computer Village should discontinue the furniture line and the financial benefit (cost) of dropping it