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Dean Hardware, Inc. is comprised of five operating segments. Information about each of these segments is as follows (in thousands; Intersegment loans are receivables) : Dean Hardware, Inc. is comprised of five operating segments. Information about each of these segments is as follows (in thousands; Intersegment loans are receivables) :   In applying the profit or loss test, what is the minimum amount an operating segment must have in order to meet the profit or loss test for a reportable segment? A)  $8.2. B)  $9.0 C)  $10.4. D)  $13.0. E)  $82.0. In applying the profit or loss test, what is the minimum amount an operating segment must have in order to meet the profit or loss test for a reportable segment?


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