income for the current year that will result from the discontinuance of Product T?

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The condensed income statement of Hayden Corp. for the past year is as follows:

  Product
     T    U
Sales $680,000  $320,000
Costs:    
     Variable costs   $540,000   $220,000
     Fixed costs 145,000  40,000
Total costs $685,000  $260,000
Income (loss)  $  (5,000) $  60,000

Management is considering the discontinuance of the manufacture and sale of Product T at the beginning of the current year. The discontinuance would have no effect on the total fixed costs and expenses or on the sales of Product U. What is the amount of change in net income for the current year that will result from the discontinuance of Product T?
a.$140,000 increase
b.$140,000 decrease
c.$5,000 increase
d.$5,000 decrease
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