The company is deciding whether to drop product line F because it has an operating loss. Assuming fixed costs are unavoidable, if Karlson drops product line F and rents the space formerly used to produce product F for per year, total operating income will be

$65,000

Explanation:

a lot of information is missing, so I looked at a similar question to fill in the blanks:

                                         product D      product E      product F

Sales revenue                   $90,000        $50,000       $30,000

Variable costs                   (40,000 )        (10,000 )        (11,000 )

Contribution margin         $50,000        $40,000        $19,000

Fixed costs                        (10,000 )        (10,000 )       (24,000 )

Operating income (loss)   $40,000        $30,000       ($5,000 )

product F's facilities can be rented for $19,000

net unavoidable fixed costs = $19,000 - $24,000 = ($5,000)

                                         product D      product E      product F

Sales revenue                   $90,000        $50,000        

Variable costs                   (40,000 )        (10,000 )        

Contribution margin         $50,000        $40,000        

Fixed costs                        (10,000 )        (10,000 )      

Operating income (loss)   $40,000        $30,000       ($5,000 )

total income = $40,000 + $30,000 - $5,000 = $65,000

d, conspicuous consumption is when you try to increase your wealth or social status (and in the case he's trying to create the perception of wealth considering he can't really afford it)

the answer to this question would be shared investment