2 Exercise 12-17 Dropping or Retaining a Segment(L012-21 ments-Hardware and Linens The company's most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows 1.4 Sales 1,297,000 iable expenses 30,000 Contribution margin Pixed expenses 820,000 2,170,000 1,350,000 A study indicates that $373,000 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 a12% decrease in the sales of the Hardware What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Linens Department