Revise the report assuming the company drops

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Sipacore Unlimited produces and sells three lines of carpet: economy, standard, and deluxe. Jeff Choi, the chief financial officer of the company, has prepared the following report on the profitability in the past year. In the report, fixed costs are allocated based on yards of carpet.

 

Economy Standard

Deluxe

Total

Yards of carpet

30,200

45,300

75,500

151,000

Sales

$322,000

$713,000

$1,543,700

$2,578,700

Less variable costs (dye, yarn, labor, etc.)

173,300

435,400

930,000

1,538,700

Less fixed costs (depreciation, supervisory salaries, etc.)

161,880

242,820

404,700

809,400

Profit (loss)

$(13,180)

$34,780

$209,000

$230,600

Upon seeing the report, Matt Williams, the president of Sipacore Unlimited, suggested that the company should consider dropping the economy grade and concentrate on the two other lines. Jeff replied, however, that would lead to the cost allocation death spiral.

Revise the report assuming the company drops the economy grade. (Enter loss using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g.

If either the standard or the deluxe grades is reporting a loss in part a, revise the report assuming that it is also dropped. (Enter loss using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g.

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