A Segment of a Business Reported a Contribution Margin of $36,000

question 112

Multiple Choice

A segment of a business reported a contribution margin of $36,000 and controllable fixed costs of $12,000.If the segment had been eliminated,the company-wide net income would have been

• A) $12,000 higher.
• B) $24,000 lower.
• C) $36,000 lower.
• D) $24,000 higher.

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Definitions:

Electronegativity

A measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons towards itself.

Noble Gases

A collection of elements that exhibit comparable properties in normal circumstances; these elements are scentless, transparent, constituted by single atoms, and display minimal chemical activity.

Polar Covalent

A type of chemical bond where two atoms share a pair of electrons unequally, leading to partial charges at each end of the bond.

S-H Bond

A chemical bond formed between a sulfur atom and a hydrogen atom, often found in organic compounds such as thiols.