Mastery Problem: Differential Analysis and Product Pricing WoolCorp WoolCorp buys sheep's wool from farmers. The company began operations in January of this year, and is making decisions on product offerings, pricing, and vendors. The company is also examining its method of assigning overhead to products. You've just been hired as a production manager at WoolCorp. Currently WoolCorp makes three products: (1) raw, clean wool to be used as stuffing or insulation; (2) wool yarn for use in the textile industry, and (3) extra-thick yarn for use in rugs. Upper management would like your recommendations regarding a production decision regarding their current and proposed product lines. Continue/Discontinue For the past year, WoolCorp has experimented with its third product, extra-thick rug yarn. The company wishes to consider whether to continue or discontinue manufacturing and selling this product. You decide to prepare a differential analysis of the income related to all three products. To begin your analysis, you review the following condensed income statement. Then scroll down to complete the differential analysis. WoolCorp Condensed Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y8 Sales Costs of goods sold: Raw Wool $200,000 Wool Yarn $155,000 Rug Yarn Total Company $167,000 $522,000 Variable costs $(48,000) $(18,600) $(37,170) $(103,770) Fixed costs (32,000) (12,400) (24,790) (69,190) Total cost of goods sold $(80,000) $(31,000) $(61,960) $(172,960) Gross profit $120,000 $124,000 $105,040 $349,040 Operating expenses: Operating expenses: Variable expenses Fixed expenses Total operating expenses Operating income (loss) $(5,000) $(7,750) $(53,090) $(65,840) (89,000) (78,000) (106,200) (273,200) $(94,000) $26,000 $(85,750) $38,250 $(159,290) $(54,250) $(339,040) $10,000 Complete the following table using the data in the preceding income statement to compare the effects of dropping the rug yarn line of products. If required, use a minus sign to indicate a loss. Revenues Costs: Variable Fixed Profit (loss) Differential Analysis Continue Rug Yarn (Alternative 1) or Discontinue Rug Yarn (Alternative 2) December 31, 20Y8 Continue Rug Yarn (Alternative 1) Discontinue Rug Yarn (Alternative 2) Differential Effects (Alternative 2) Final Questions Answer the following question (1), then fill in table (2). 1. After reviewing your work on the Continue/Discontinue panel, should WoolCorp continue (Alternative 1) or discontinue (Alternative 2) the rug yarn product line? Discontinue (Alternative 2). 2. The following table shows several business decisions that might need to be made across the top row. Along the left-hand column, there are important factors to consider. Select the factor(s) that are important to the decision. Select all that apply. If the factor is not important to any of the decisions, select "yes" on the "Not Important" dropdown, otherwise select "no". Impact on regular prices Contributio margin per Yes No bottleneck hour Differential revenue is more than differential cost Supplier price is less than WoolCorp's variable cost per unit Sunk costs Robinson- Patman Act Lease or Sell Sell or Special Price Process Further Order Make or Buy Continue or Discontinue Production Bottleneck Not Important