Clean Floor Company has three product lines, A, B, and C. The following information is available:

	A	B	C
Sales	$60,000	$38,000	$26,000
Variable costs	36,000	18,000	12,000
Contribution margin	24,000	20,000	14,000
Fixed expenses	12,000	15,000	16,000
Operating income (loss)	$12,000	$5,000	$2,000

Clean Floor Company is thinking of dropping producting line C because it is reporting an operating loss. Assuming Clean Floor Company drops line C and does not replace it, the operating income will:

a. increase $2,000

b. decreased $14,000

c. increase $14,000

d. increase $16,000