The condensed income statement for a Hayden corp. For the past year                            Product                                 T.                        U Sales:           $680,000.             $320,000 Costs:        Variable costs: 540,000.         220,000         Fixed costs:  145,000.           40,000 Total costs:         $685,000 .         $260,000 Income loss:    (f5,000)             $60,000 Mangement is considering the discontinuance of the manufacture and sale of product T at the beginning of the current year. The discontinuance will have no effect on the total fixed costs and expenses or the sales of product U. What is the amount of change in net income for the current year that will result from the discontinuance of product T?

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The condensed income statement for a Hayden corp. For the past year

                           Product

                                T.                        U

Sales:           $680,000.             $320,000

Costs:

       Variable costs: 540,000.         220,000

        Fixed costs:  145,000.           40,000

Total costs:         $685,000 .         $260,000

Income loss:    (f5,000)             $60,000

Mangement is considering the discontinuance of the manufacture and sale of product T at the beginning of the current year. The discontinuance will have no effect on the total fixed costs and expenses or the sales of product U.

What is the amount of change in net income for the current year that will result from the discontinuance of product T?

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