Problem 11-19 (Algo) Dropping or Retaining a Segment [LO11-2]

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	$ 933,000	$ 268,000	$ 408,000	$ 257,000
Variable expenses	476,000	114,000	203,000	159,000
Contribution margin	457,000	154,000	205,000	98,000
Fixed expenses:
Depreciation	70,400	8,700	40,800	20,900
Liability insurance	43,700	20,400	8,000	15,300
Program administrators salaries	114,500	40,700	38,700	35,100
General administrative overhead*	186,600	53,600	81,600	51,400
Total fixed expenses	415,200	123,400	169,100	122,700
Net operating income (loss)	$ 41,800	$ 30,600	$ 35,900	$ (24,700)

*Allocated on the basis of program revenues.

The head administrator of Jackson County Senior Services, Judith Miyama, considers last years net operating income of $41,800 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?