The Income Statement for Sweet Dreams Company Is Divided by Its

The income statement for Sweet Dreams Company is divided by its two product lines, blankets and pillows, as follows:
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & \text { Blankets } & \text { Pillows } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Sales revenue } & \$ 620,000 & \$ 300,000 & \$ 920,000 \\\hline \text { Variable expenses } & 465,000 & 240,000 & 705,000 \\\hline \text { Contribution margin } & 155,000 & 60,000 & 215,000 \\\hline \text { Fixed expenses } & 76,000 & 76,000 & 152,000 \\\hline \text { Operating income (loss) } & \$ 79,000 & \$ ( 16,000 ) & \$ 63,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ If Sweet Dreams can eliminate fixed costs of $50,000 by dropping the pillow line, then dropping it should result in which of the following?

A) An increase in total operating income of $16,000.
B) A decrease in total operating income of $10,000.
C) A decrease in total operating income of $34,000.
D) An increase in total operating income of $26,000.