Bed & Bath, a retailing company, has two departments-Hardware and Linens. The company's most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows:

A study indicates that $340,000 of the fixed expenses being charged to Linens are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue even if the Linens Department is dropped. In addition, the elimination of the Linens Department will result in a 10% decrease in the sales of the Hardware Department.
Required:
What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Linens Department?

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Department Total Hardware Linens $4,000,000 $3,000,000 1,000,000 900,000 1,300,000 2,700,000 2,200,000 400,000 600,000 800.000 5U Variable expenses Contribution margin 2,100,000 1.400,000 Net operating income (loss) 500.000 s 700.000 (200,000