The president of Ravens, Inc., attended a seminar about the contribution margin model and returned to her company full of enthusiasm about it. She requested that last year's traditional model income statement be revised, and she received the following report: Division Total Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net income (loss) Company 262,000 163,000 S 41,000 $466,000 $182,000 $122,000 $162,000 $204,000 $ 71,000 S 58,000 75,000 0100065,000 111,000 64,0008700 47,000 (7,000) S 28,000 20,000 The president was told that the fixed expenses of $163,000 included $90,000 that had been split evenly between divisions because they were general corporate expenses. After looking at the statement, the president exclaimed, "I knew it! Division B is a drag on the whole company. Close it down! Required a. Evaluate the president's remark. The president's remark ignores the misleading result of arbitrarily allocated fixed expenses. The president's remark ignores the misleading result of arbitrarily allocated variable expenses. b. Calculate what the company's net income would be if Division B were closed down Net income without Division B c. What is the policy statement related to the allocation of fixed expenses Never arbitrarily allocate fixed expenses Never arbitrarily allocate variable expenses