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 Cost of goods sold Gross profit Selling and administrative expenses $452,700 $285,200 $248,100 (235,400) (139,700) (166,200) $217,300 $145,500 $81,900 (186,900) (104,800) (136,800) $30,400 $40,700 $(54,900) Operating income In addition, you have determined the following information with respect to allocated fixed costs: Cross Training Shoes Golf Running Shoes Shoes Fixed costs: Cost of goods sold Selling and administrative expenses $72,400 $37,100 $34,700 54,300 34,200 34,700 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 $54.900. 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 $54,900. a. Are management's decision and conclusions correct? Management's decision and conclusion are avoided if the line is eliminated. The profit be be improved because the fixed costs used in manufacturing and selling running shoes b. Prepare a variable costing income statement for the three products. Enter a net loss as a negative number using a minus sign. Winslow Inc. Variable Costing Income Statements-Three Product Lines For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1 Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes $ Fixed costs: Total fixed costs b. Prepare a variable costing income statement for the three products. Enter a net loss as a negative number using a minus sign. Winslow Inc. Variable Costing Income Statements-Three Product Lines For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1 Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes $ $ Fixed costs: Total fixed costs Operating income (loss) If the running shoes line were eliminated, then the contribution margin of the product line would c. Use the report in (b) to determine the profit impact of eliminating the running shoe line, assuming no other changes. and the fixed costs would actually by $ Management should keep the line and attempt to improve the profitability of the product by prices, be eliminated. Thus, the profit of the company volume, or costs