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 seniorshome nursing, Meals On Wheels, and housekeeping. Data on revenue and expenses for the past year follow:

	Total	Home Nursing	Meals On Wheels	House-keeping
Revenues	$ 929,000	$ 265,000	$ 405,000	$ 259,000
Variable expenses	470,000	112,000	205,000	153,000
Contribution margin	459,000	153,000	200,000	106,000
Fixed expenses:
Depreciation	69,600	8,800	40,400	20,400
Liability insurance	44,200	20,700	7,800	15,700
Program administrators salaries	114,500	40,300	38,300	35,900
General administrative overhead*	185,800	53,000	81,000	51,800
Total fixed expenses	414,100	122,800	167,500	123,800
Net operating income (loss)	$ 44,900	$ 30,200	$ 32,500	$ (17,800)

*Allocated on the basis of program revenues.

The head administrator of Jackson County Senior Services, Judith Miyama, considers last years net operating income of $44,900 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:

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. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Based on the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program calculated in requirement Req 1A, should the Housekeeping program be discontinued? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of the various services