ACCT20200 Midterm: exam 2 study guide
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When Mr. Ding L. Berry, presidentand chief executive of Berry, Inc., first saw the segmented incomestatement below, he flew into his usual rage: %u201CWhen will weever start showing a real profit? I%u2019m starting immediate stepsto eliminate those two unprofitable lines!%u201D
Product Lines | ||||||||||||||||
Total | U | V | W | |||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 255,000 | $ | 102,000 | $ | 78,000 | $ | 75,000 | ||||||||
Variable expenses | 116,000 | 33,000 | 35,000 | 48,000 | ||||||||||||
Contribution margin | 139,000 | 69,000 | 43,000 | 27,000 | ||||||||||||
Traceable fixed expenses* | 97,000 | 26,000 | 33,000 | 38,000 | ||||||||||||
Common expenses, allocated | 32,200 | 15,000 | 12,500 | 4,700 | ||||||||||||
Net operating income (loss) | $ | 9,800 | $ | 28,000 | $ | (2,500 | ) | $ | (15,700 | ) | ||||||
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* | These traceable expenses could beeliminated if the product lines to which they are traced werediscontinued. |
Required: | |
a. | Prepare a segmented income report,without the allocation of common fixed expenses. (Input all expenses as positive values exceptnegative amounts which should be indicated by a minus sign. Omitthe "$" sign in your response.) |
Product Lines | ||||
Total | U | V | W | |
Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Variable expenses | ||||
Contribution margin | ||||
Traceable fixed expenses | ||||
Segment margin | $ | $ | $ | |
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Common expenses, allocated | ||||
Net operating income (loss) | $ | |||
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b. | Recommend which segments, if any, should be eliminated. | ||||||
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