ces Blowing Sand Company produces the Drafty model fan, which currently has a net loss of $53,000 as follows: Drafty Model $ 230,000 161,000 $ 69,000 58,000 $ 11,000 64,000 $ (53,000) Sales revenue Less: Variable costs Contribution margin Less: Direct fixed costs Segment margin Less: Common fixed costs Net operating income (loss) Eliminating the Drafty product line would eliminate $58,000 of direct fixed costs. The $64,000 of common fixed costs would be redistributed to Blowing Sand's remaining product lines. Required: Will Blowing Sand's net operating income increase or decrease if the Drafty model is eliminated? By how much? Total profit decreases by

Blowing Sand Company produces the Drafty model fan, which currently has a net loss of $53,000 as follows: Eliminating the Drafty product line would eliminate $58,000 of direct fixed costs. The $64,000 of common fixed costs would be redistributed to Blowing Sand's remaining product lines. Required: Will Blowing Sand's net operating income increase or decrease if the Drafty model is eliminated? By how much