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A company has two different products that are sold in different markets.Financial data are as follows:  Product A  Product B  Total  Revenue $18,000$9300$27,300 Variable cost (8000) (9900) (17,900)  Fixed cost (allocated)  $1000) (2100) $3100)  Operating income (loss)  $9000$(2700) $6300\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & \text { Product A } & \text { Product B } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Revenue } & \$ 18,000 & \$ 9300 & \$ 27,300 \\\hline \text { Variable cost } & ( 8000 ) & ( 9900 ) & ( 17,900 ) \\\hline \text { Fixed cost (allocated) } & \$ 1000 ) & ( 2100 ) & \$ 3100 ) \\\hline \text { Operating income (loss) } & \$ 9000 & \$ ( 2700 ) & \$ 6300 \\\hline\end{array} 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 be the impact on total operating income of the company?


A) increases by $2100
B) increases by $600
C) decreases by $2100
D) decreases by $600

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