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Top managers of Rhode Island Flooring are alarmed by their operating losses. They are considering dropping the laminate flooring product line. Company accountants have prepared the following analysis to help make this decision: E(Click the icon to view the analysis.) Total fixed costs will not change if the company stops selling laminate flooring. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Prepare an incremental analysis to show whether Rhode Island Flooring should discontinue the laminate flooring product line. Will discontinuing laminate flooring add $29,000 to operating income? Explain. (Enter a "O" in an input box if there is no expected change as a result of discontinu ing the laminate flooring product in this scenario.) Incremental Analysis for Discontinuation Decision Total Contribution margin lost if laminate flooring product line is dropped Less: Fixed cost savings if laminate flooring product line is dropped if laminate flooring is dropped Operating income E8-23A (similar to) Data Table Top managers of Rhode Island Flooring are alarmed by their operating losses. They are considering dropping helo make this decision: Requirements Rhode Island Flooring Product Line Contribution Margin Income Statement For the Year 1. Prepare an incremental analysis to show whether Rhode Island Flooring should discontinue the laminate flooring product line. Will discontinuing laminate flooring add $29,000 to operating income? Explain 2. Assume that the company can avoid $33,000 of fixed expenses by discontinuing the laminate flooring product line (these costs are direct fixed costs of the laminate flooring product line). Prepare an incremental analysis to show whether the company should stop selling laminate flooring. Product lines Wood flooring Laminate flooring Company Total 432,000 306.000 $ Sales revenue $ 126,000 $ 3. Now, assume that all of the fixed costs assigned to laminate flooring are direct fixed costs and can be avoided if the company stops selling laminate flooring. However, marketing has concluded that wood flooring sales would be adversely affected by discontinuing the laminate flooring line (retailers want to buy both from the same supplier). Wood flooring production and sales would decline 10%. What should the company do? 158,000 84,000 242,000 Less: Variable expenses Contribution margin 42,000 $ $ 148,000 $ 190,000 Less fixed expenses: Manufacturing 76,000 62,000 138,000 61,000 Print Done 52,000 9,000 Marketing and administrative (9,000) 20,000 $ (29,000) $ $ Operating income (loss) Print Done Choose from any list or enter any number in the input fields and then click Check

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