On January 2, the management accountant for Giada's Book Store prepared the following projected income statement for the current year:                                                 Cookbook     Travel Book     Classics       Total Sales                                           $60,000           $100,000        $40,000    $200,000 Cost of goods sold                          36,000               65,000         20,000      121,000 Contribution margin                        24,000               35,000         20,000        79,000 Order and delivery processing         18,000               21,000           8,000        47,000 Rent (per sq. foot used)                    2,000                1,000           3,000          6,000 Allocated corporate costs                  7,000                7,000           7,000         21,000 Operating Income                         $ (3,000)            $ 6,000         $ 2,000       $ 5,000 Assume that sales and costs are an accurate prediction for this year.  If the Cookbook line is discontinued immediately, the space rented and used for cookbooks will be used by other book lines.  If we drop the Cookbook line, overall firm operating income will decrease by:

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On January 2, the management accountant for Giada's Book Store prepared the following projected income statement for the current year:


                                                Cookbook     Travel Book     Classics       Total
Sales                                           $60,000           $100,000        $40,000    $200,000
Cost of goods sold                          36,000               65,000         20,000      121,000
Contribution margin                        24,000               35,000         20,000        79,000
Order and delivery processing         18,000               21,000           8,000        47,000
Rent (per sq. foot used)                    2,000                1,000           3,000          6,000
Allocated corporate costs                  7,000                7,000           7,000         21,000
Operating Income                         $ (3,000)            $ 6,000         $ 2,000       $ 5,000


Assume that sales and costs are an accurate prediction for this year.  If the Cookbook line is discontinued immediately, the space rented and used for cookbooks will be used by other book lines.  If we drop the Cookbook line, overall firm operating income will decrease by:

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