HW CH 11 6 Saved Help Save & Exit Sbmit Check my work 2 Barbour Corporation, located in Buffalo, New York, is a retailer of high-tech products and is known for its excellent quality and innovation. Recently, the firm conducted a relevant cost analysis of one of its product lines that has only two products, T-1 and T-2. The sales for T-2 are decreasing and the purchase costs are increasing. The firm might drop T-2 and sell only T-1. 7.5 points Barbour allocates fixed costs to products on the basis of sales revenue. When the president of Barbour saw the income statements (see below), he agreed that T-2 should be dropped. If T-2 is dropped, sales of T-1 are expected to increase by 10% next year, but the firm's cost structure will remain the same T-1 eBook Sales Variable costs: $270,000 $316, 000 Cost of goods sold Selling&administrative 84,000 37,500 $148.500 158,000 64,000 94, 00 Print Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Fixed corporate costs Fixed selling and administrative 74,000 26,000 100,000 48,500 89,000 35,000 $124, 000 (30,000) References Total fixed expenses Operating income Required 1. Find the expected change in annual operating income by dropping T-2 and selling only T-1 2. By what percentage would sales from T-1 have to increase in order to make up the financial loss from dropping T-2? (Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e. 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).) 3. What is the required percentage increase in sales from T-1 to compensate for lost margin from T-2, if total fixed costs can be reduced by $49,500? (Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e. 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34)) 2. Required % increase in sales of T-1 Required % increase in sales from T-1 3