Suire Corporation is considering dropping product D14E. Data from the company's accounting system appear below: Sales $ 670,000 Variable expenses $ 295,000 Fixed manufacturing expenses $ 246,000 Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 194,000 All fixed expenses of the company are fully allocated to products in the company's accounting system. Further investigation has revealed that $196,000 of the fixed manufacturing expenses and $111,000 of the fixed selling and administrative expenses are avoidable if product D14E is discontinued. Required: a. According to the company's accounting system, what is the net operating income earned by product D14E? (Net losses should be indicated by a minus sign.) b. What would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) of dropping product D14E? Should the product be dropped?

a. According to the company's accounting system, what is the net operating income earned by product D14E? (Net losses should be indicated by a minus sign.)

net loss - $65,000

b. What would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) of dropping product D14E? Should the product be dropped?

financial disadvantage of discontinuing the produce is - $68,000, so the company should not discontinue the product since its losses would increase

Explanation:

total sales $670,000

- variable expenses $295,000

- fixed manufacturing expenses $246,000

- fixed selling and administrative expenses $194,000

net loss = $65,000

if product D14E is discontinued, $196,000 + $111,000 = $307,000, of fixed expenses can be avoided, but $133,000 are not avoidable. if the company discontinues the product, its losses will increase by $133,000 - $65,000 = $68,000