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InterJardin VEXIN is a franchisee that runs two garden centres, one in Magny en Vexin and the other in Gisors. Their operating profit and loss account for N is as follows:
N
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Magny
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Gisors
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Total
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Sales margin
|
€2,500,000
|
€1,200,000
|
€3,700,000
|
Direct fixed costs
(Rent, salaries, depreciation)
|
€890,000
|
€1,000,000
|
€1,890,000
|
Electricity & heating
|
€60,000
|
€50,000
|
€110,000
|
Allocated central indirect costs
|
€500,000
|
€200,000
|
€700,000
|
Operating income
|
€1,050,000
|
€-50,000
|
€1,000,000
|
Central indirect costs are allocated to shops in proportion to their sales margin.
At the management meeting, the finance and accounts manager suggests closing the Gisors shop:
She explained that by closing the Gisors shop, the company would incur costs of €250,000 (redundancy costs, costs inherent in the closure, including a loss on the sale of equipment from the Gisors shop),
However, central indirect costs would fall by €100,000 (thanks to the simplification of the logistics organisation).
Calculate the impact of the closure of Gisors on InterJardin Vexin's operating income