A study indicates that $372,000 of the fixed expenses being charged to Linens are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue even if the Linens Department is dropped. In addition, the elimination of the Linens Department will result in a 18% decrease in the sales of the Hardware Department. Required: What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Linens Department

Government ownership and control of resources

Yes it is why .. 

I'm not 100% sure but i think it is service producing industries 

Having a long credit that will be corrected is better that a short credit that is clear is simply because with long credit history, a prospective lender can see how you have operated your credit facility over a considerable period. nobody's credit history is perfect - everyone has at least 1 or 2 lapses on their record. have short history of your credit doesn't show patterns or trends of persistent late payments.