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Suresh Company reports the following segment $($department$)$ income results for the year.

Department M Department N Department O Department P Department T Total

Sales $ $77,000$ $ $39,000$ $ $70,000$ $ $56,000$ $ $38,000$ $ $280,000$

Expenses

Avoidable $14,80042,40021,60019,00046,800144,600$

Unavoidable $55,80018,6005,20043,20016,800139,600$

Total expenses $70,60061,00026,80062,20063,600284,200$

Income $($loss$)$ $ $6,400$ $ $(22,000)$ $ $43,200$ $ $(6,200)$ $ $(25,600)$ $ $(4,200)$

b$.$ Compute the total increase in income if the departments with sales less than avoidable costs, as identified in part a$,$ are eliminated.