1. The management accountant for Giada's Book Store has prepared the following income statement for the most current year:

Cookbook Travel Book Classics Total

Sales $65,000 $164,000 $55,000 $284,000

Cost of goods sold 37,000 67,000 20,000 124,000

Contribution margin 28,000 97,000 35,000 160,000

Order and delivery processing 21,000 25,000 11,000 57,000

Rent (per sq. foot used) 5,000 4,000 4,000 13,000

Allocated corporate costs 10,000 10,000 10,000 30,000

Corporate profit $ (8,000) $58,000 $10,000 $60,000

If the travel book line had been discontinued, corporate profits for the current year would have decreased by ________. (solve using regression analysis).

A) $97,000

B) $72,000

C) $68,000

D) $58,000