weome satement toliows: Sales of the Haciciatin Depstrnent. Required: Whot is the triancial edvaritage fosadvantagel of dscorzinum the Linens beperimene? Bed 8. Bath, a retalling company, has two departments-Hardware and Unens. The company's most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows A study incicates that 5379,000 of the fiked expenses being charged to Linens are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue even if the Linens Department is dropped in addition, the elimination of the Linens Departinent will result in a 15% decrease in the sales of the Harcware Department. Required: What is the financial advartage (disadvantagef of discontinuing the Linens Department