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Posted on Sep 08, 2024

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

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 $ 931,000 $ 268,000 $ 404,000 $ 259,000

Variable expenses 473,000 120,000 194,000 159,000

Contribution margin 458,000 148,000 210,000 100,000

Fixed expenses:

Depreciation 69,800 8,700 40,800 20,300

Liability insurance 44,100 20,800 7,500 15,800

Program administrators salaries 116,500 40,700 39,000 36,800

General administrative overhead^{Footnote asterisk} 186,200 53,600 80,800 51,800

Total fixed expenses 416,600 123,800 168,100 124,700

Net operating income (loss) $ 41,400 $ 24,200 $ 41,900 $ (24,700)

^{Footnote asterisk}Allocated on the basis of program revenues.

The head administrator of Jackson County Senior Services, Judith Miyama, considers last years net operating income of $41,400 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.

	Total	Home Nursing	Meals On Wheels	House-keeping
Revenues	$ 931,000	$ 268,000	$ 404,000	$ 259,000
Variable expenses	473,000	120,000	194,000	159,000
Contribution margin	458,000	148,000	210,000	100,000
Fixed expenses:
Depreciation	69,800	8,700	40,800	20,300
Liability insurance	44,100	20,800	7,500	15,800
Program administrators salaries	116,500	40,700	39,000	36,800
General administrative overhead^{*Footnote asterisk}	186,200	53,600	80,800	51,800
Total fixed expenses	416,600	123,800	168,100	124,700
Net operating income (loss)	$ 41,400	$ 24,200	$ 41,900	$ (24,700)

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?