Head​ Bucket, Inc. has two product lines—batting helmets and football helmets. The income statement data for the most recent year is as​ follows:     Total Batting Helmets Football Helmets Sales revenue $950,000 $600,000 $350,000 Variable costs ​(480,000​) ​(200,000​) ​(280,000​) Contribution margin $470,000 $400,000 $70,000 Fixed costs ​(182,000​) ​(90,000​) ​(92,000​) Operating income​ (loss) $288,000 $310,000 ​$(22,000​)   Assuming the football helmet line is​ dropped, total fixed costs remain​ unchanged, and the space formerly used to produce the football helmet line is used to double the production of batting​ helmets, operating income will be​ ________.   A. $400,000   B. $310,000   C. $182,000   D. $618,000

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Head​ Bucket, Inc. has two product
lines—batting
helmets and football helmets. The income statement data for the most recent year is as​ follows:
 
 
Total
Batting Helmets
Football Helmets
Sales revenue
$950,000
$600,000
$350,000
Variable costs
​(480,000​)
​(200,000​)
​(280,000​)
Contribution margin
$470,000
$400,000
$70,000
Fixed costs
​(182,000​)
​(90,000​)
​(92,000​)
Operating income​ (loss)
$288,000
$310,000
​$(22,000​)
 
Assuming the football helmet line is​ dropped, total fixed costs remain​ unchanged, and the space formerly used to produce the football helmet line is used to double the production of batting​ helmets, operating income will be​ ________.
 
A.
$400,000
 
B.
$310,000
 
C.
$182,000
 
D.
$618,000
 
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