A Company Expects Its Three Departments to Yield the Following

A company expects its three departments to yield the following income for next year: $\begin{array}{lrrr}&\text { Dept. Q }&\text { Dept. R } &\text { Dept. S } \\\text { Sales } &\$ 6,000&\$ 7,000&\$ 8,000\\\text { Expenses }\\\text { Avoidable } & 2,000 & 3,000 & 4,000 \\\text { Unavoidable } & 1,500 & 2,500 & 4,500 \\\hline \text { Total expenses } & 3,500 & 5,500 & 8,500 \\\hline \text { Net income(loss) } & \underline {\$ 2,500} & \underline { \$ 1,500} & \underline {\$(500) }\end{array}$ Compute the change to the company's total net income if Dept.S is eliminated.

A) $500 increase
B) $500 decrease
C) $4,000 increase
D) $4,000 decrease
E) $3,500 decrease