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

Ivanhoe Toys' management is considering eliminating product A, which has been showing a loss for several years. The company's 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.

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Restate the income statement in segment margin format.

A B C Total
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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 A's equipment. If the new product's 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?

Please keep in mind Advertising is 505,000 426,000 521,000 1,452,000

Deppreciation is 17,800 10,300 20,200 48,300

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