Segmented reporting
Tangerine Corporation's most recent (condensed) income statement is presented below: Revenues. ExpensesCost of goods sold Operating and administrative expenses Depreciation expense Income before taxes. Income tax expense. Net income. Earnings per share (100,000 shares $1,000,000500,000100,000$2,500,0001,600,000900,000270,000$630,000$6.30
The following data relates to Tangerine’s operating segments:
Percent Identified with Segment
Revenues Cost of goods sold Operating and administrative expenses Depreciation expense Hotels 42%483546 Grains 50%495042 Candy 8%31512
Included in the amounts allocated to each segment on the above percentages are the following expenses, which relate to general corporate activities: Operating Segment
Operating and administrative expenses Depreciation expense Hotels $30,0004,000 Grains $22,0005,000 Candy $8,0003,000 Totals $60,00012,000
Instructions
(Assume that the corporation adheres to IFRS)
a) Prepare a schedule showing the amounts distributed to each segment.
b) Based only on the above information, which segments must be reported and why?
Definitions:
Perfectly Inelastic
Refers to a market situation where the quantity demanded or supplied does not change regardless of the price level changes.
Perfectly Elastic
Describes a market situation where quantity demanded or supplied changes by an infinite amount in response to any change in prices.
Demand
The willingness and ability of consumers to purchase goods and services at various prices.
Price Elasticity
A measure of the sensitivity of demand or supply to changes in price, indicating how the quantity demanded or supplied responds to price changes.