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The following information is for X Company's two products - A and B: Product A Product B Revenue $95,000 $92,000 Variable Costs 50,350 53,360 Fixed

The following information is for X Company's two products - A and B:

Product A Product B
Revenue $95,000 $92,000
Variable Costs 50,350 53,360
Fixed costs $57,100 $32,580
Profit $-12,450 $6,060

$11,420 of Product A's fixed costs are directly related to Product A; $3,910 of Product B's fixed costs are directly related to Product B. All other fixed costs are allocated to the individual products. X Company is considering droping Product A because of its reported loss

If it drops Product A, what will be the effect on firm profits?

A: $-26,024 B: $-29,407 C: $-33,230 D: $-37,550 E: $-42,431 F: $-47,947

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