Crash sports, inc. has two product lineslong dashbatting helmets and football helmets. the income statement data for the most recent year is as follows: total batting helmets football helmets sales revenue $ 850 comma 000 $ 500 comma 000 $ 350 comma 000 variable costs (480 comma 000) (200 comma 000) (280 comma 000) contribution margin $ 370 comma 000 $ 300 comma 000 $ 70 comma 000 fixed costs (160 comma 000) (70 comma 000) (90 comma 000) operating income (loss) $ 210 comma 000 $ 230 comma 000 $(20 comma 000) if $ 50 comma 000 of fixed costs will be eliminated by dropping the football helmets line, how will dropping football helmets affect operating income of the company

of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.