Question - The management of Branner Corporation is considering dropping product S35K. Data from the company's accounting system appear below.
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Sales
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$900,000
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Variable Expenses
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$475,000
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Fixed Manufacturing Expenses
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$200,000
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Fixed Selling and Administrative Expenses
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$133,000
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All fixed expenses of the company are fully allocated to products in the company's accounting system. Further investigation has revealed that $100,000 of the fixed manufacturing expenses and $75,000 of the fixed selling and administrative expenses are avoidable if product S35K is discontinued.
Required:
i. According to the company's accounting system, what is the net operating income earned by product S35K? Show your work!
ii. What would be the effect on the company's overall net operating income of dropping product S35K? Should the product be dropped? Show your work!