The condensed product-line income statement for Dish N Dat Company for the month of March is as follows:

Dish N Dat Company

Product-Line Income Statement

For the Month Ended March 31, 2016

1		Bowls	Plates	Cups
2	Sales	$71,450.00	$105,450.00	$31,080.00
3	Cost of goods sold	32,370.00	42,660.00	17,150.00
4	Gross profit	$39,080.00	$62,790.00	$13,930.00
5	Selling and administrative expenses	27,590.00	42,730.00	16,200.00
6	Income from operations	$11,490.00	$20,060.00	$(2,270.00)

Fixed costs are 10% of the cost of goods sold and 30% of the selling and administrative expenses. Dish N Dat assumes that fixed costs would not be materially affected if the Cups line were discontinued.

Required:

A.

Prepare a differential analysis dated March 31, 2016, to determine if Cups should be continued (Alternative 1) or discontinued (Alternative 2). Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign. If there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter "0". A colon (:) will automatically appear if required.

Differential Analysis

Continue Cups (Alternative 1) or Discontinue Cups (Alternative 2)

March 31, 2016

B.

1	Label	Continue Cups	Discontinue Cups	Differential Effect on Income
2		(Alternative 1)	(Alternative 2)	(Alternative 2)
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