3 Exercise 11-17 Dropping or Retaining a Segment [LO11-2] 3.33 points Bed & Bath, a retailing company, has two departments-Hardware and Linens. The company's most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Department Total Hardware Linens $ 4,260,000 $3,120,000 $1,140,000 1,305,000 891,000 414,000 2,955,000 2, 229,000 726,000 2,140,000 1,310,000 830,000 $ 815,000 $ 919,000 $ (104,000) Net operating income (loss) A study indicates that $372,000 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 17% decrease in the sales of the Hardware Department. Required: What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Linens Department? Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Financial (disadvantage) S 750,930