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1 July, 04:36

Cervetti Corporation has two major business segments-East and West. In July, the East business segment had sales revenues of $390,000, variable expenses of $210,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $46,000. During the same month, the West business segment had sales revenues of $1,060,000, variable expenses of $540,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $203,000. The common fixed expenses totaled $314,000 and were allocated as follows: $157,000 to the East business segment and $157,000 to the West business segment. A properly constructed segmented income statement in a contribution format would show that the segment margin of the East business segment is:

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  1. 1 July, 06:22
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    Answer and Explanation:

    The preparation of the properly constructed segmented income statement in a contribution format is presented below

    Sales $390,000

    Less: Variable expense - $210,000

    Contribution margin $180,000

    Less: Traceable fixed expenses - $46,000

    Segment Margin $134,000

    For computing the segment margin we deduct the traceable fixed expenses and the variable expenses from the sales revenue so that the segment margin could come
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