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Jackson County Senior Services is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing essential services to seniors who live in their own homes within the Jackson County area. Three services are provided for seniors-home nursing, Meals On Wheels, and housekeeping. Data on revenue and expenses for the past year follow: Revenues Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Total Home Nursing Meals On Wheels $ 407,000 House- keeping 5 254,000 151,000 $927,000 $ 266,000 473,000 120,000 202,000 454,000 146,000 205,000 103,000 Depreciation 69,000 8,200 40,500 20,300 Liability insurance 43,900 21,000 7,500 15,400 Program administrators' salaries 115,200 40,100 38,300 36,800 General administrative overhead 185,400 53,200 81,400 50,800 Total fixed expenses 413,500 122,500 167-700 123,300 Net operating income (loss) $40,500 $ 23,500 $ 37,300 $ (20,300) "Allocated on the basis of program revenues. The head administrator of Jackson County Senior Services, Judith Miyama, considers last year's net operating income of $40,500 to be unsatisfactory, therefore, she is considering the possibility of discontinuing the housekeeping program. The depreciation in housekeeping is for a small van that is used to carry the housekeepers and their equipment from job to job. If the program were discontinued, the van would be donated to a charitable organization. None of the general administrative overhead would be avoided if the housekeeping program were dropped, but the liability insurance and the salary of the program administrator would be avoided. Required: Required: 1-a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program? 1-b. Based on the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program calculated in requirement Req 1A, should the Housekeeping program be discontinued? 2-a. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement. 2-b. Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of the various services? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 18 Req 2A Req 28 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program? Req 1A Req 1B Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 18 Req 2A Req 28 Based on the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program calculated in requirement Req 1A, should the Housekeeping program be discontinued? Yes No various services? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 1B Req 2A Req 28 Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement. Revenues Variable expenses Contribution margin Traceable fixed expenses: Depreciation Liability insurance Program administrators' salaries Total traceable fixed expenses Program segment margins General administrative overhead Net operating income (loss) Total Home Nursing Meals On Wheels House- keeping Required: 1-a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program? 1-b. Based on the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program calculated in requirement Req 1A should the Housekeeping program be discontinued? 2-a. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement. 2-b. Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of the various services? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 1B Req 2A Req 2B Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of the various services? OYes ONO Jackson County Senior Services is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing essential services to seniors who live in their own homes within the Jackson County area. Three services are provided for seniors-home nursing, Meals On Wheels, and housekeeping. Data on revenue and expenses for the past year follow: Revenues Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Total Home Nursing Meals On Wheels $ 407,000 House- keeping 5 254,000 151,000 $927,000 $ 266,000 473,000 120,000 202,000 454,000 146,000 205,000 103,000 Depreciation 69,000 8,200 40,500 20,300 Liability insurance 43,900 21,000 7,500 15,400 Program administrators' salaries 115,200 40,100 38,300 36,800 General administrative overhead 185,400 53,200 81,400 50,800 Total fixed expenses 413,500 122,500 167-700 123,300 Net operating income (loss) $40,500 $ 23,500 $ 37,300 $ (20,300) "Allocated on the basis of program revenues. The head administrator of Jackson County Senior Services, Judith Miyama, considers last year's net operating income of $40,500 to be unsatisfactory, therefore, she is considering the possibility of discontinuing the housekeeping program. The depreciation in housekeeping is for a small van that is used to carry the housekeepers and their equipment from job to job. If the program were discontinued, the van would be donated to a charitable organization. None of the general administrative overhead would be avoided if the housekeeping program were dropped, but the liability insurance and the salary of the program administrator would be avoided. Required: Required: 1-a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program? 1-b. Based on the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program calculated in requirement Req 1A, should the Housekeeping program be discontinued? 2-a. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement. 2-b. Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of the various services? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 18 Req 2A Req 28 What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program? Req 1A Req 1B Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 18 Req 2A Req 28 Based on the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program calculated in requirement Req 1A, should the Housekeeping program be discontinued? Yes No various services? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 1B Req 2A Req 28 Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement. Revenues Variable expenses Contribution margin Traceable fixed expenses: Depreciation Liability insurance Program administrators' salaries Total traceable fixed expenses Program segment margins General administrative overhead Net operating income (loss) Total Home Nursing Meals On Wheels House- keeping Required: 1-a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program? 1-b. Based on the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program calculated in requirement Req 1A should the Housekeeping program be discontinued? 2-a. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement. 2-b. Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of the various services? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 1B Req 2A Req 2B Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of the various services? OYes ONO

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