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Carlton Products Has Three Product Lines: A,B,and C Management Is Considering Dropping Product Line B

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Carlton Products has three product lines: A,B,and C.
 A  B  C  Total  Sales $50000$550200$700000$1750000 Variable costs 2800004200003000001000000Contribution margin 220000130000400000750000 Fixed costs100000140000150000390000 Net income$120000$10000$(250000) $360000 \begin{array}{lr}&\underline{\text { A }} &\underline{\text { B }} &\underline{ \text { C }} &\underline{ \text { Total }}\\ \text { Sales } &\$50000&\$550200&\$700000&\$1750000\\ \text { Variable costs } &\underline{280000}&\underline{420000}&\underline{300000}&\underline{1000000}\\ \text {Contribution margin } &220000&130000&400000&750000\\ \text { Fixed costs} &\underline{100000}&\underline{140000}&\underline{150000}&\underline{390000}\\ \text { Net income} &\underline{\$120000}&\underline{\$10000}&\underline{\$(250000) }&\underline{\$360000}\\ \text { } &\\\end{array}




Management is considering dropping product line B.If it is discontinued,all of its fixed costs can be avoided.The discontinuation of product line B would:


A) decrease net income $10 000.
B) increase net income $140 000.
C) decrease net income $130 000.
D) increase net income $10 000.

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