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Granfield Company is considering eliminating its backpack division, which reported a loss for the recent year of $44,000 as shown below. Segment Income (Loss)Sales $ 968,000Variable costs 479,000Contribution margin 489,000Fixed costs 533,000Income (loss) $ (44,000)If the backpack division is dropped, all $479,000 of its variable costs are avoidable, and $213,200 of its fixed costs are avoidable. The impact on Granfield’s income from eliminating this business segment would be:

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Granfield Company is considering eliminating its backpack division, which reported a loss for the recent year of 44,000asshownbelow. SegmentIncome(Loss)Sales44,000 as shown below. Segment Income (Loss)Sales 968,000Variable costs 479,000Contribution margin 489,000Fixed costs 533,000Income (loss) (44,000)Ifthebackpackdivisionisdropped,all (44,000)If the backpack division is dropped, all 479,000 of its variable costs are avoidable, and $213,200 of its fixed costs are avoidable. The impact on Granfield’s income from eliminating this business segment would be:

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To calculate the impact on Granfield's income from eliminating the backpack division, we need to consider both the avoidable variable and fixed costs.

Step 1: Identify the avoidable costs. These are the costs that will not be incurred if the division is eliminated. According to the information given, all of the variable costs (479,000)and479,000) and 213,200 of the fixed costs are avoidable.

Step 2: Add up the avoidable costs. 479,000(variablecosts)+479,000 (variable costs) + 213,200 (fixed costs) = $692,200. This is the total cost that can be avoided if the division is eliminated.

Step 3: Subtract the avoidable costs from the current loss. The current loss is 44,000.So,44,000. So, 44,000 - 692,200=692,200 = -648,200.

Therefore, if the backpack division is dropped, Granfield's income would increase by $648,200.

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