Problem $6-28$A $($Algo$)$ Eliminating a segment LO $6-4$

Zachary Boot Company sells men's, women's, and children's boots. For each type of boot sold, It operates a separate department that has its own manager. The manager of the men's department has a sales staff of nine employees, the manager of the women's department has six employees, and the manager of the children's department has three employees. All departments are housed in a single store. In recent years, the children's department has operated at a net loss and is expected to continue to do so$.$ Last year's income statements follow.

$\backslash$table$[[,$Men's,Women's,Children's$],[$Sales$,$Department,Department,Department$],[$Cost of goods sold,$$690,000,$$$490,000,$$$230,000$