Ivanhoe Toys management is considering eliminating product A, which has been showing a loss for several years. The companys annual income statement, is as follows:

		A		B		C		Total
Sales		$2,219,000		$1,408,000		$1,812,800		$5,439,800
Variable expenses		1,655,000		601,500		1,092,600		3,349,100
Contribution margin		$564,000		$806,500		$720,200		$2,090,700
Advertising expense		$505,000		$426,000		$521,000		$1,452,000
Depreciation expense		17,800		10,300		20,200		48,300
Corporate expenses		93,800		81,100		106,800		281,700
Total fixed expenses		$616,600		$517,400		$648,000		$1,782,000
Operating income		$(52,600)		$289,100		$72,200		$308,700

Advertising expense - Specific to each product. Depreciation expense - Specific to each product; no other use available, no resale value. Corporate expenses - Allocated based on number of employees.

(a)

Restate the income statement in segment margin format.

		A		B		C		Total
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(b)

What would be the effect on income if product A were dropped?

Net income would select an option increasedecrease by $enter a dollar amount .

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Management is considering making a new product using product As equipment. If the new products selling price per unit were $11, its variable costs were $6, and its advertising costs were the same as for product A, how many units of the new product would the company have to sell to make the switch from product A to the new product worthwhile?

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