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Variable and Absorption Costing-Three Products Winslow Inc. manufactures and sells three types of shoes. The income statements prepared under the absorption costing method for the three shoes are as follows: Winslow Inc. Product Income Statements Absorption Costing For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1 Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes Revenues $545,100 $321,600 $276,600 Cost of goods sold (283,500) (157,600) (185,300) Gross profit $261,600 $164,000 $91,300 Selling and administrative expenses (225,000) (118,100) (152,500) Operating income $36,600 $45,900 $(61,200) In addition, you have determined the following information with respect to allocated fixed costs: Cross Training Golf Running Shoes Shoes Shoes xed costs: Cost of goods sold $ 87,200 $41,800 $38,700 Selling and administrative expenses 65,400 38,600 38,700 These fixed costs are used to support all three product lines and will not change with the elimination of any 13 These fixed costs are used to support all three product lines and will not change with the elimination of any one product. In addition, you have determined that the effects of inventory may be ignored. The management of the company has deemed the profit performance of the running shoe line as unacceptable. As a result, it has decided to eliminate the running shoe line. Management does not expect to be able to increase sales in the other two lines. However, as a result of eliminating the running shoe line, management expects the profits of the company to increase by $61,200. a. Are management's decision and conclusions correct? be improved Management's decision and conclusion are incorrect The profit will not because the fixed costs used in manufacturing and selling running shoes will not line is eliminated. be avoided if the Feedback Y Check My Work Consider the impact the elimination of the running shoe line would have on the fixed costs. b. Prepare a variable costing income statement for the three products. Enter a net loss as a negative number using a minus sign. Winslow Inc. Variable Costing Income Statements Three Product Lines For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes By Signs Winslow Inc. Variable Costing Income Statements-Three Product Lines For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 Cross Training Golf Shoes Shoes Running Shoes Revenues 5 48 Variable cost of goods sold Manufacturing margin $ Variable selling and administrative expenses Contribution margin S Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing costs Fixed selling and administrative expenses JUJU QULO (JUDI Total fixed costs $ Operating income (loss) Feedback Check My Work When recasting the variable costing income statement, remember that under variable costing, all fixed factory overhead costs are deducted in the period incurred. Revenues - Variable Cost of Goods Sold = Manufacturing Margin; Manufacturing Margin - Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses = c. Use the report in (b) to determine the profit impact of eliminating the running shoe line, assuming no other changes. If the running shoes line were eliminated, then the contribution margin of the product line would be eliminated and the fixed costs would not be eliminated. Thus, the profit of the company would actually decline by $ 89 x . Management should keep the line and attempt to improve the profitability of the product by increasing prices, increasing volume, or reducing costs