Granfield Company Is Considering Eliminating Its Backpack Division,which Reported an Operating

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Granfield Company is considering eliminating its backpack division,which reported an operating loss for the recent year of $42,000.The division sales for the year were $960,000 and the variable costs were $475,000.The fixed costs of the division were $527,000.If the backpack division is dropped,40% of the fixed costs allocated to that division could be eliminated.The impact on Granfield's operating income for eliminating this business segment would be:

• A)$485,000 decrease
• B)$210,800 increase
• C)$274,200 decrease
• D)$485,000 increase
• E)$274,200 increase

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