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 $381,700 $ 232,800 $202,500 Cost of goods sold (198,500) (114,100) (135,700) Gross profit $183,200 $118,700 $66,800 Selling and administrative expenses (157,600) (85,500) (111,600) Operating income $25,600 $33,200 $(44,800) In addition, you have determined the following information with respect to allocated fivad met In addition, you have determined the following information with respect to allocated fixed costs: Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes Fixed costs: Cost of goods sold $61,100 $30,300 $28,400 Selling and administrative expenses 45,800 27,900 28,400 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 $44,800. Variable Costing Income Statements-Three Product Lines For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1 Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Revenues 381,700 232,800 Variable cost of goods sold Running Shoes 202,500 Manufacturing margin Variable selling and administrative expenses Contribution margin Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing costs Fixed selling and administrative expenses Total fixed costs Operating income (loss) 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 $ Management should keep the line and attempt to improve the profitability of the product by increasing prices, increasing volume, or reducing costs