Blossom, Inc. operates three divisions, Weak, Average, and Strong. As it turns out, the Weak division has the lowest operating income, and the president wants to close it. Survival of the fittest, I say! was his response when the Weak divisions manager insisted that his division earned money for the company. Following is the most recent financial analysis for each division:

		Weak			Average		Strong
Sales revenue		$127,800			$340,300		$543,900
Variable expenses		57,300			190,200		307,400
Contribution margin		70,500			150,100		236,500
Direct expenses		35,400			70,900		113,700
Allocated expenses		58,000			58,000		58,000
Operating income		$(22,900	)		$21,200		$64,800

Based on the way allocated expenses are divided among the divisions, what do you think will happen to the Average division if the company continues to prepare financial statements in this way, assuming Weak was dropped?

If Weak is dropped, then $

will be allocated to Average, resulting in a $

lossprofit

for the division as currently reported