A Company Has Two Different Products That Sell to Separate

question 156

Multiple Choice

A company has two different products that sell to separate markets. Financial data are as follows: Assume that fixed costs are all unavoidable and that dropping one product would not impact sales of the other. If Product B is dropped, what would the impact be on total operating income?

• A)Increase $1,100
• B)Increase $100
• C)Decrease $1,100
• D)Decrease $100

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