ting Fixed manufacturing overhead costs account for 40% of the cost of goods, while only 30% of the operating expenses are fixed. Since the organic dried fruit line is just one of the company's fruit operations, only $750,000 of direct fixed costs (the majority of which is advertising) will be eliminated if the product line is discontinued. The remainder of the fixed costs will still be incurred by the company. Print Done 1 Sales revenue A 2 Less: Cost of goods sold 3 Gross profit 4 Less: Operating expenses 5 Operating income (loss) B 5,200,000 6,500,000 (1,300,000) 1,500,000 $ (2,800,000) Suppose Smithers Company is considering discontinuing its organic dried fruit product line. Assume that during the past year, the organic dried fruit's product line income statement showed the following: (Click the icon to view the income statement data.) i (Click the icon for additional information.) If the company decides to discontinue the product line, what will happen to the company's operating income? Should Smithers Company discontinue the organic dried fruit product line? Begin by preparing a contribution margin income statement for the organic dried fruit's product line. (Use a minus sign or parentheses to enter a loss.) Sales revenue Less: Contribution margin Less: Operating income (loss)