The management of Wessel Corporation is considering dropping product B90D. Data from the company's accounting...

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  1. The management of Wessel Corporation is considering dropping product B90D. Data from the company's accounting system appear below:

Sales

$720,000

Variable expenses

$374,000

Fixed manufacturing expenses

$245,000

Fixed selling and administrative expenses

$209,000

All fixed expenses of the company are fully allocated to products in the company's accounting system. Further investigation has revealed that $173,000 of the fixed manufacturing expenses and $150,000 of the fixed selling and administrative expenses are avoidable if product B90D is discontinued.

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How much is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of dropping B90D?

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