Required information Problem 10-6A Analyzing possible elimination of a department LO P4 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Elegant Decor Company's management is trying to decide whether to eliminate Department 200, which has produced losses or low profits for several years. The company's departmental income statements show the following ELEGANT DECOR COMPANY Departmental Income Statements For Year Ended December 31, 2019 Dept. 100 Dept. 200 Combined Sales 5445,000 $286,000 5731,000 Cost of goods sold 263,800 211,000 474,000 Gross profit 182,000 75,000 257,000 Operating expenses Direct expenses Advertising 17,500 14,000 31,500 Store supplies used 5,500 5,000 10,500 Depreciation Store equipment 4,600 3,200 7.800 Total direct expenses 27,600 22,200 49,800 Allocated expenses Sales salaries 52,000 31,200 83,200 Rent expense 9,460 4,790 14,250 Bad debts expense 9,900 7,600 17,500 office salary 21,840 14,560 36,400 Insurance expense 1,700 900 2.600 Miscellaneous office expenses 2,700 1.900 4.600 Total allocated expenses 97,600 60,950 158.550 Total expenses 125,200 83, 150 208, 350 Net income (Loss) $ 56,800 $ (8,150) 5.48,650 In analyzing whether to eliminate Department 200, management considers the following: a. The company has one office worker who earns $700 per week, or $36,400 per year, and four salesclerks who each earns $400 per week, or $20,800 per year for each salesclerk. b. The full salaries of two salesclerks are charged to Department 100. The full salary of one salesclerk is charged to Department 200. The salary of the fourth clerk, who works half-time in both departments, is divided evenly between the two departments. c. Eliminating Department 200 would avoid the sales salaries and the office salary currently allocated to it. However, management prefers another plan. Two salesclerks have indicated that they will be quitting soon Management believes that their work can be done by the other two clerks if the one office worker works in sales half-time. Eliminating Department 200 will allow this shift of duties. If this change is implemented, half the office worker's salary would be reported as sales salaries and half would be reported as office salary. d. The store building is rented under a long-term lease that cannot be changed. Therefore, Department 100 will use the space and equipment currently used by Department 200. e. Closing Department 200 will eliminate its expenses for advertising, bad debts, and store supplies: 68% of the insurance expense allocated to it to cover its merchandise inventory, and 23% of the miscellaneous office expenses presently allocated to it. Required: 1. Complete the following report showing total expenses, expenses that would be eliminated by closing Department 200 and the expenses that would continue. The statement should reflect the reassignment of the office worker to one-half time as salesclerk ELEGANT DECOR COMPANY Analysis of Exponses under Elimination of Department 200 Total Eliminated Continuing Expenses Expenses Expenses Direct expenses Allocated expenses 5 0$ 0 0 Total expenses 2. Prepare a forecasted annual income statement for the company reflecting the elimination of Department 200 assuming that it will not affect Department 100's sales and gross profit. The statement should reflect the reassignment of the office worker to one-half time as a salesclerk. ELEGANT DECOR COMPANY Forecasted Annual Income Statement Under Plan to Eliminato Department 200 Operating expenses Total operating expenses 0 0 $