Bed 8 Bath, a retailing company, has fwo departments-Hardwate and Linens. The company's most recent monthly contribution format income statement foliows: A study indicates that $379,000 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 19 decrease in the sales of the Hardware Department. Required: What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Linens Dopartment? Bed 8 Bath, a retailing company, has fwo departments-Hardwate and Linens. The company's most recent monthly contribution format income statement foliows: A study indicates that $379,000 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 19 decrease in the sales of the Hardware Department. Required: What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Linens Dopartment