Cervetti Corporation Has Two Major Business Segments-East and West

question 100

Multiple Choice

Cervetti Corporation has two major business segments-East and West. In July, the East business segment had sales revenues of $220,000, variable expenses of $125,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $29,000. During the same month, the West business segment had sales revenues of $890,000, variable expenses of $472,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $169,000. The common fixed expenses totaled $246,000 and were allocated as follows: $123,000 to the East business segment and $123,000 to the West business segment. A properly constructed segmented income statement in a contribution format would show that the net operating income of the company as a whole is:

• A)$315,000
• B)$69,000
• C)-$177,000
• D)$513,000

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