Granfield company is considering eliminating its backpack division, which reported an operating loss for the recent year of $41,400. the division sales for the year were $948,600 and the variable costs were $469,000. the fixed costs of the division were $521,000. if the backpack division is dropped, 40% of the fixed costs allocated to that division could be eliminated. the impact on granfield's operating income for eliminating this business segment would be:

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.