The income statement for a business for the past year is as follows:

	Product
	T	U
Sales	$500,000	$750,000
Variable costs	400,000	550,000
Contribution margin	100,000	200,000
Fixed costs	135,000	120,000
income (loss) from operations	($35,000)	$80,000

Management is considering the discontinuance of the manufacture and sale of Product T. The discontinuance would have no effect on the total fixed costs or on the sales of Product U. What is the amount of change in net income for the current year that will result from the discontinuance of Product T?

Select one:

a. $100,000 increase

b. $100,000 decrease

c. $35,000 decrease

d. $35,000 increase