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 percent of the companys 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.

Determine whether Computer Village should discontinue the furniture line and the financial benefit (cost) of dropping it.

Computer Equipment Home Office Furniture Total Sales $1,100,000 $2,500,000 $1,400,000 Less cost of goods sold Contribution margin Less direct fixed costs: 900,000 800,000 1,700,000 300,000 500,000 800,000 Salaries 175,000 175,000 350,000 Other 60,000 60,000 120,000 Less allocated fixed costs: Rent 13,440 10,560 24,000 6,000 Insurance 3,360 2,640 Cleaning President's salary Other 3,080 3,920 7,000 72,800 57,200 130,000 12,000 6,720 5,280 ($ 13,760) Net income 164,760 $151,000