Sandhill Toys' management is considering eliminating product A, which has been showing a loss for several years. The company's annual income statement, is as follows:

		A		B		C		Total
Sales		$2,221,000		$1,402,000		$1,819,600		$5,442,600
Variable expenses		1,668,000		601,300		1,083,800		3,353,100
Contribution margin		$553,000		$800,700		$735,800		$2,089,500
Advertising expense		$514,000		$427,000		$522,000		$1,463,000
Depreciation expense		15,300		10,600		20,100		46,000
Corporate expenses		94,700		84,400		105,900		285,000
Total fixed expenses		$624,000		$522,000		$648,000		$1,794,000
Operating income		$(71,000)		$278,700		$87,800		$295,500

Advertising expense - Specific to each product. Depreciation expense - Specific to each product; no other use available, no resale value. Corporate expenses - Allocated based on number of employees.

(a)

Restate the income statement in segment margin format.

		A		B		C		Total
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(b)

What would be the effect on income if product A were dropped?

Net income would select an option increasedecrease by $enter a dollar amount .

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Management is considering making a new product using product A's equipment. If the new product's selling price per unit were $10, its variable costs were $5, and its advertising costs were the same as for product A, how many units of the new product would the company have to sell to make the switch from product A to the new product worthwhile?

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