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	$ 927,000	$ 265,000	$ 409,000	$ 253,000
Variable expenses	467,000	110,000	203,000	154,000
Contribution margin	460,000	155,000	206,000	99,000
Fixed expenses:
Depreciation	69,900	8,400	40,700	20,800
Liability insurance	43,300	20,700	7,400	15,200
Program administrators salaries	115,900	40,400	38,700	36,800
General administrative overhead*	185,400	53,000	81,800	50,600
Total fixed expenses	414,500	122,500	168,600	123,400
Net operating income (loss)	$ 45,500	$ 32,500	$ 37,400	$ (24,400)

*Allocated on the basis of program revenues.

The head administrator of Jackson County Senior Services, Judith Miyama, considers last years net operating income of $45,500 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:

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?

Req 1A Req 1B Req 2A Req 2B What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program? Req 1A Req 1B Req 2A Req 2B Based on the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program calculated in requirement Req 1A, should the Housekeeping program be discontinued? OYes ONO Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement. Total Home Nursing Meals On Wheels House- keeping 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) Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of the various services? Yes ONO