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Structuring a Keep-or-Drop Product Line Problem Shown below is a segmented income statement for Hickory...

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Structuring a Keep-or-Drop Product Line Problem Shown below is a segmented income statement for Hickory Company's three wooden flooring product lines: Strip Plank Parquet Total Sales revenue $400,000 $200,000 $300,000 $900,000 Less: Variable expenses 225,000 120,000 250,000 595,000 Contribution margin $175,000 $ 80,000 $ 50,000 $305,000 Less direct fixed expenses: Machine rent (5,000) (20,000) (50,000) (75,000) Supervision (15,000) (10,000) (20,000) (45,000) Depreciation (35,000) (10,000) (25,000) (70,000) Segment margin $120,000 $ 40,000 $ (45,000) $115,000 Hickory's management is deciding whether to keep or drop the parquet product line. Hickory's parquet flooring product line has a contribution margin of $50,000 (sales of $300,000 less total variable costs of $250,000). All variable costs are relevant. Relevant fixed costs associated with this line include 80% of parquet's machine rent and all of parquet's supervision salaries. Required: 1. List the alternatives being considered with respect to the parquet flooring line. 2. List the relevant benefits and costs for keeping the parquet flooring line? 3. Which alternative is more cost effective? By how much? $

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