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Shut down decision

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  • August 17, 2025 at 8:34 pm #718811
    Aleezah
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    Lauda Co has two divisions with the following results in the table below:
    Division A Division B

    ————————————-Division A——Division B
    —————————————–$m————–$m
    Sales revenue——————–1000————1240
    Variable costs———————400————–500
    Contribution———————–600————–740
    Divisional fixed costs————650————-600
    Allocated Head Office costs—-50————-150
    Divisional net loss—————(100)————(10)

    If a division is shut down, then Lauda Co will avoid all the division’s specific costs and half of the Head Office costs allocated to the division.

    What will be the revised total divisional net loss if Lauda Co chooses to shut down Division A?

    The given answer is $35m
    And they’ve used this approach :
    Overall savings if A closed down = $75m
    Current total divisional loss = ($110m)
    Revised total divisional loss : ($110m) + $75m = $35m

    But, I followed this, after finding net savings of $75m of closing A,
    Now that Division A is closed :

    Division B net loss is : ($10m)
    Allocated HO cost $25m is still incurred after closing A so : ($25m)
    And finally the savings of the closure : $75m
    Revised profit :
    -10 -25 +75 = $40m profit, not $35m loss.

    Sir, please help me out

    August 17, 2025 at 9:19 pm #718814
    LMR1006
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    The correct approach is to consider the total savings and how they affect the overall loss.

    Total Loss:
    (100m)+(10m) = $(110m)

    If the overall savings from closing Division A are $75m then
    Revised total divisional loss:
    (110m)-75m = $(35m)
    Thus, the revised total divisional net loss is indeed $35m, as stated in the answer you provided.

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