Question

Jackson County Senior Services is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing essential services to seniors who live in their own homes within the Jackson County area. Three services are provided for seniors—home nursing, Meals On Wheels, and housekeeping. Data on revenue and expenses for the past year follow:

		Total		Home Nursing		Meals On Wheels		House- keeping
Revenues	$	926,000	$	262,000	$	409,000	$	255,000
Variable expenses		466,000		113,000		197,000		156,000
Contribution margin		460,000		149,000		212,000		99,000
Fixed expenses:
Depreciation		70,200		8,900		40,400		20,900
Liability insurance		43,500		20,200		8,000		15,300
Program administrators’ salaries		114,500		40,700		38,300		35,500
General administrative overhead*		185,200		52,400		81,800		51,000
Total fixed expenses		413,400		122,200		168,500		122,700
Net operating income (loss)	$	46,600	$	26,800	$	43,500	$	(23,700)

*Allocated on the basis of program revenues.

The head administrator of Jackson County Senior Services, Judith Miyama, considers last year’s net operating income of $46,600 to be unsatisfactory; therefore, she is considering the possibility of discontinuing the housekeeping program.

The depreciation in housekeeping is for a small van that is used to carry the housekeepers and their equipment from job to job. If the program were discontinued, the van would be donated to a charitable organization. None of the general administrative overhead would be avoided if the housekeeping program were dropped, but the liability insurance and the salary of the program administrator would be avoided.

Required:

1-a. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Housekeeping program?

1-b. Should the Housekeeping program be discontinued?

2-a. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement.

2-b. Would a segmented income statement format be more useful to management in assessing the long-run financial viability of the various services?

Answer 1

Solution 1-a:

Computation of financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing Housekeeping
Particulars	Continue Housekeeping	Discontinue Housekeeping	Financial Advantage (Disadvantage) of discontinuing Housekeeping
Revenue	$255,000.00	$0.00	-$255,000.00
Costs:
Varaible Expenses	$156,000.00	$0.00	-$156,000.00
Fixed Expenses:
Depreciation (Sunk Cost)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
liability insurance	$15,300.00	$0.00	-$15,300.00
Program administrators' salaries	$35,500.00	$0.00	-$35,500.00
General Administrative Overhead	$51,000.00	$51,000.00	$0.00
Total Expenses	$257,800.00	$51,000.00	-$206,800.00
Income / (Loss)	-$2,800.00	-$51,000.00	-$48,200.00

Solution 1-b:

Housekeeping program should not be discontinued because there will be net finncial disadvantage of $48,200 from discontinuation of Housekeeping Program.

Solution 2-a:

Segmented income statement
Particulars	Total	Home Nursing	Meals o wheels	House-keeping
Sales Revenue	$926,000.00	$262,000.00	$409,000.00	$255,000.00
Variable expenses	$466,000.00	$113,000.00	$197,000.00	$156,000.00
Contribution margin	$460,000.00	$149,000.00	$212,000.00	$99,000.00
Traceable Fixed Expenses:
Depreciation	$70,200.00	$8,900.00	$40,400.00	$20,900.00
Liability Insurance	$43,500.00	$20,200.00	$8,000.00	$15,300.00
Program Administrators' Salaries	$114,500.00	$40,700.00	$38,300.00	$35,500.00
Segement Margin	$231,800.00	$79,200.00	$125,300.00	$27,300.00
General Administrative overhead	$185,200.00
Net operating Income	$46,600.00

Solution 2-b:

Yes, a segmented income statement format be more useful to management as it analize each division separately and its profitability