Balser Corporation manufactures and sells a number of products, including a prod

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Balser Corporation manufactures and sells a number of products, including a product called JYMP. Results for last year for the manufacture and sale of JYMPs are as follows $ 960,000 Sales Less expenses: $464,006e Variable production costs Sales comm1ssions Salary of product manager Fixed product advertising Fixed manufacturing overhead 144,000 100,000 160,000 132,000 1,000,000 Net operating loss $ (40,000) Balser is trying to decide whether to discontinue the manufacture and sale of JYMPs. All expenses other than fixed manufacturing overhead are avoidable if the product is dropped. None of the fixed manufacturing overhead is avoidable Assume that dropping Product JYMP would result in a $90,000 increase in the contribution margin of other products. If Balser chooses to discontinue JYMP, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) of eliminating this product should be

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Dear Student Thank you for using Chegg Please find below the answer Statementshowing Computations Paticulars Amount Sales        960,000.00 Less Variable production costs      (464,000.00) Less Sales commission      (144,000.00) Less salary of product manager      (100,000.00) Less fixed product advertising      (160,000.00) Less contribution margin from other products        (90,000.00) Income from JYMP             2,000.00 Thus company should continue to manufacture JYMP The financial disadvantage of eliminating this product is -2,000 Note Fixed manufacturing overhead are irrelevant costs as they will be incurred whether company manufactures or not manufactures JYMP

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