Winslow Inc. Product Income Statements-Absorption Costing For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y1 Cross Training Shoes Golf Shoes Running Shoes Revenues $5,800,000 $6,900,000 $4,200,000 Cost of goods sold (3,016,000) (3,381,000) (2,814,000) Gross profit $2,784,000 $3,519,000 $1,386,000 Selling and administrative expenses (2,436,000) (2,484,000) (2,142,000) Operating income $348,000 $1,035,000 $(756,000) 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 $928,000 $897,000 $798,000 696,000 828,000 588,000 Selling and administrative expenses 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 $756,000. a. Are management's decision and conclusions correct? Management's decision and conclusion are incorrect . The profit will not be improved because the fixed costs used in manufacturing and selling running shoes will not be avoided if the line is eliminated. 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 Revenues Variable cost of goods sold 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) $ Feedback