Fallow Corporation has two separate profit centers. The following information is available for the most recent year: West Division East Division Sales (net) $ 250,000 $ 400,000 Salary expense 31,000 45,000 Cost of goods sold 95,000 195,000 The West Division occupies 6,250 square feet in the plant. The East Division occupies 3,750 square feet. Rent, which was $ 50,000 for the year, is an indirect expense and is allocated based on square footage. Compute operating income for the West Division.

The cook corporation has two divisions--east and west. the divisions have the following revenues and expenses: east west sales $ 603,000 $ 506,000 variable costs 231,000 300,000 traceable fixed costs 151,500 192,000 allocated common corporate costs 128,600 156,000 net operating income (loss) $ 91,900 $ (142,000 ) the management of cook is considering the elimination of the west division. if the west division were eliminated, its traceable fixed costs could be avoided. total common corporate costs would be unaffected by this decision. given these data, the elimination of the west division would result in an overall company net operating income (loss)