Check my work 3 Exercise 11-17 Dropping or Retaining a Segment [LO11-2] Bed & Bath, a retailing company, has two departments-Hardware and Linens. The company's most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows: 1.66 points Department Total Hardware Linens Sales $ 4,280,000 $ 3,110,000 $ 1,170,000 eBook Variable expenses 1,327,000 912,000 415,000 Contribution margin 2,953,000 2,198,000 755,000 Fixed expenses 2,230,000 1,360,000 870,000 Print 838,000 (115,000) S 723,000 $ Net operating income (loss) References A study indicates that $371,000 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 advantagee (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Linens Department