S25-4 (similar to) Question Help Linda Fashions operates three departments: Men's, Women's and Accessories. Departmental operating income data for the third quarter of 2018 are as follows: (Click the icon to view the data.) (Click the icon to view additional information.) If Linda Fashions drops a department, it will not incur these fixed costs. Under these circumstances, should Linda 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. (Entor decreases to profits with a parentheses or minus sign.. Linda 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 * More Info 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 . Choose from any list or enter any numbe Print Done Done 1 part remaining Clear All Check Answer con Depi Linda Fashions teda teda Income Statement For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 Department Men's Women's Accessories 102,000 $ 50,000 $ 103,000 $ 59,000 25,000 90,000 pect Total poche Net Sales Revenue 255,000 174.000 pecte Variable Costs 13.000 81,000 Contribution Margin 43,000 29,000 25,000 16,000 27.000 72.000 Fixed Costs 14.000 $ 9,000 $ (14,000) $ 9,000 Operating Income (Loss) Print Done Cost of advertising directly related to that department