A Portion of the Divisional Income Statement for the Year

question 72

Essay

A portion of the divisional income statement for the year just ended is presented below in condensed form.
The operating expenses of Department B include $50,000 for direct expenses.
It is estimated that the discontinuance of Department B would not have affected the sales of the other departments nor have reduced the indirect expenses of the business. Assuming the accuracy of these estimates, determine the effect (increase or decrease and amount) on the income from operations of the business if Department B had been discontinued.

---

Definitions:

Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH)

The hypothesis is that actual capital markets, such as the TSX, are efficient.

CAPM

Capital Asset Pricing Model, a theory that describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets, particularly stocks.

Security Market Line (SML)

Positively sloped straight line displaying the relationship between expected return and beta.

Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT)

An equilibrium asset pricing theory that is derived from a factor model by using diversification and arbitrage. It shows that the expected return on any risky asset is a linear combination of various factors.