B&B, a retailer, has two departments: beds and linens. A recent monthly income statement for the company follows:SalesLess: Variable expensesContribution marginLess: Fixed expensesNet operating income (loss)DepartmentNet operating income decreasedBedsLinens$3,000,000 $1,000,0001000,000by400,000600,000800,000$ 600,000 $ (200,000)2,000,0001,400,000Total$4,000,0001,400,000A study indicates that $240,000 of the fixed expenses being charged to linens are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continueeven if the linens department is dropped. In addition, the elimination of the linens department will result in a 20% decrease in the salesof the beds department.2,600,0002,200,000400,000Required:If the linens department is dropped, what will be the effect on the net operating income of the company as a whole?

Sunk costs refer to expenditures that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. These…

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