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:

TotalHome NursingMeals On WheelsHouse-keepingRevenues$ 934,000$ 269,000$ 407,000$ 258,000Variable expenses457,000114,000192,000151,000Contribution margin477,000155,000215,000107,000Fixed expenses: Depreciation69,9008,90040,30020,700Liability insurance42,90020,2007,50015,200Program administrators salaries115,10040,20038,70036,200General administrative overhead*186,80053,80081,40051,600Total fixed expenses414,700123,100167,900123,700Net operating income (loss)$ 62,300$ 31,900$ 47,100$ (16,700)

*Allocated on the basis of program revenues.

The head administrator of Jackson County Senior Services, Judith Miyama, considers last years net operating income of $62,300 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?