Thornton Boot Co. sells men's, women's, and children's boots. For each type of boot sold, it operates a separate department that has its own manager. All departments are housed in a single store. In recent years, the children's department has operated at a net loss and is expected to continue to do so. Last year's income statements follow. Required a. Calculate the contribution to profit. Determine whether to eliminate the children's department. b-1. Calculate the netrincome for the company as a whole with the children's department. b.2. Confirm the conclusion you reached in Requirement a by preparing income statements for the company without the chiidren's department. c. Eliminating the children's department would increase space available to display men's and women's boots. Suppose management estimates that a wider selection of adult boots would increase the store's net earnings by $48,000. Would this information affect the decision that you made in Requirement a? Required a. Calculate the contribution to profit. Determine whether to eliminate the children's department. b-1. Calculate the net income for the company as a whole with the children's department. b.2. Confirm the conclusion you reached in Requirement a by preparing income statements for the company without the children's department. c. Eliminating the children's department would increase space available to display men's and women's boots. Suppose management estimates that a wider selection of adult boots would increase the store's net earnings by $48,000. Would this information affect the decision that you made in Requirement a? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Calculate the contributiont to profit. Determine whether to eliminate the children's department. a. Calculate the contribution to profit. Determine whether to eliminate the children's department. b-1. Calculate the net income for the company as a whole with the children's department. b-2. Confirm the conclusion you reached in Requirement a by preparing income statements for the company without the children's department. c. Eliminating the children's department would increase space avallable to display men's and women's boots. Suppose management estimates that a wider selection of adult boots would increase the store's net earnings by $48,000. Would this information affect the decision that you made in Requirement a? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Calculate the net income for the company as a whole with the children's department. department. c. Eliminating the children's department would increase space available to display men's and women's boots. Suppose management estimates that a wider selection of adult boots would increase the store's net earnings by $48,000. Would this information affect the decision that you made in Requirement a? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Confirm the conclusion you reached in Requirement a by preparing income statements for the company without the children's department