Suire Corporation is considering dropping product D14E. Data from the company's accounting system appear below: Sales...

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Suire Corporation is considering dropping product D14E. Data from the company's accounting system appear below: Sales Variable expenses Fixed manufacturing expenses Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 700,000 $ 300,000 $ 252,000 $ 200,000 All fixed expenses of the company are fully allocated to products in the company's accounting system. Further investigation has revealed that $197,500 of the fixed manufacturing expenses and $112,500 of the fixed selling and administrative expenses are avoidable if product D14E is discontinued. Required: a. According to the company's accounting system, what is the net operating income earned by product D14E? (Net losses should be indicated by a minus sign.) b. What would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) of dropping product D14E? Should the product be dropped? a. Net operating income (loss) b. Financial advantage (disadvantage) The product dropped Suire Corporation is considering dropping product D14E. Data from the company's accounting system appear below: Sales Variable expenses Fixed manufacturing expenses Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 700,000 $ 300,000 $ 252,000 $ 200,000 All fixed expenses of the company are fully allocated to products in the company's accounting system. Further investigation has revealed that $197,500 of the fixed manufacturing expenses and $112,500 of the fixed selling and administrative expenses are avoidable if product D14E is discontinued. Required: a. According to the company's accounting system, what is the net operating income earned by product D14E? (Net losses should be indicated by a minus sign.) b. What would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) of dropping product D14E? Should the product be dropped? a. Net operating income (loss) b. Financial advantage (disadvantage) The product dropped