Carns company is considering eliminating its small tools division, which reported an operating loss for the recent year of $85,000. division sales for the year were $1,310,000 and its variable costs were $1,175,000. the fixed costs of the division were $220,000. if the kitchen division is dropped, 45% of the fixed costs allocated it could be eliminated. the impact on carns’s operating income from eliminating the small tools division would be:

a. $74,200 decrease
b. $36,000 decrease
c. $220,000 decrease
d. $36,000 increase
e. $99.000 decrease