Clay Inc. has two divisions, Myrtle and Laurel. Following is the
income statement for the previous year:
Myrtle | Laurel | Total | ||||||||
Sales | $ | 562,300 | $ | 338,600 | $ | 900,900 | ||||
Variable Costs | 178,600 | 176,400 | 355,000 | |||||||
Contribution Margin | 383,700 | 162,200 | 545,900 | |||||||
Fixed Costs (allocated) | 286,875 | 173,025 | 459,900 | |||||||
Profit Margin | $ | 96,825 | $ | (10,825 | ) | $ | 86,000 | |||
What would Clay’s profit margin be if the Laurel division was
dropped and all fixed costs are unavoidable?
Profit margin if the Laurel Division is dropped and all fixed costs are unavoidable =
Therefore, there is loss of $76,200 if Laurel division is dropped off.
Note - Fixed costs are unavoidable, means they will be incurred even if division is dropped. Therefore, total fixed costs of Clay Inc. are considered, which includes fixed cost of Laurel division.
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