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Sadar Company operates a store with two departments: guitar and piano. Information about those departments follows.

Particular

Guitar department

Piano Department

Sales

\(370,500

\)279,500

Cost of goods sold

320,000

175,000

Direct expenses

Salaries

35,000

25,000

Maintenance

12,000

10,000

Utilities

5,000

4,500

Insurance

4,200

3,700

The company also incurred the following indirect costs.

Advertising

$15,000

Salaries

27,000

Office expenses

3,200

Indirect costs are allocated as follows: advertising on the basis of sales; salaries on the basis of number of employees; and office expenses on the basis of square footage. Additional information about the departments follows.

Department

Square footage

Number of employees

Guitar

5,000

3

Piano

3,000

2

Required

1. For each department, determine the departmental contribution to overhead and the departmental net income.

2. Should the guitar department be eliminated? Explain.

Short Answer

Expert verified
  1. Net income of piano department:$42,850.
  2. Guitar department must be eliminated.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Gross Profit

The profit generated by the business entity after adjusting the cost of making the product is known as gross profit. Fixed costs are not adjusted for the determination of gross profit.

02

Departmental contribution overhead and departmental net income

Guitar

Piano

Sales

$370,500

$279,500

Cost of goods sold

(320,000)

(175,000)

Gross profit

50,500

104,500

Direct expenses

Salaries

35,000

25,000

Maintenance

12,000

10,000

Utilities

5,000

4,500

Insurance

4,200

3,700

Total direct expenses

56,200

43,200

Departmental contribution to overhead

(5,700)

61,300

Indirect costs:

Advertising

8,550

6,450

Salaries

16,200

10,800

Office expenses

2,000

1,200

Total indirect expenses

26,750

18,450

Departmental net income

($32,450)

$42,850

03

Elimination of Department

The business entity must eliminate the guitar department because this department is not contributing anything towards the contribution and also generating a loss for the business entity.

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Departmental Income Statements

For Year Ended December 31, 2017

Particular

Movies

Video Games

Combined

Sales

\(600,000

\)200,000

\(800,000

Cost of goods sold

420,000

154,000

574,000

Gross profit

180,000

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