Mara Fashions operates three departments: Men's, Women's, and Accessories. Departmental operating income data for the third quarter of 2024 are as follows: (Click the icon to view the data.) (Click the icon to view additional information.) If Mara Fashions drops a department, it will not incur these fixed costs. Under these circumstances, should Mara Fashions drop any of the departments? Give your reasoning. Begin by completing the following analysis to determine the increase or decrease in operating income from dropping the Accessories Department, the only Department showing an operating loss this quarter. (Enter decreases to profits with a parentheses or minus sign.) Mara Fashions Analysis of Dropping the Accessories Department. Expected decrease in revenues Expected decrease in costs: Expected decrease in variable costs Expected decrease in fixed costs Expected decrease in total costs in operating income n n Mara Fashions Income Statement For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024 Department Men's Women's Accessories Total n Net Sales Revenue. 102,000 $ 55,000 $ 98,000 $ 255,000 64,000 29,000 88,000 181,000 Variable Costs: n Contribution Margin 38,000 26,000 10,000 74,000 24,000 21,000 24,000 69,000 Fixed Costs 14,000 $ 5,000 $ on Operating Income (Loss) (14,000) $ 5,000 Assume that the fixed costs assigned to each department include only direct fixed costs of the department: Salary of the department's manager . Cost of advertising directly related to that department