A National Retail Company Has Segmented Its Income Statement by Sales

question 56

Multiple Choice

A national retail company has segmented its income statement by sales territories. If each sales territory statement is further segmented by individual stores, which of the following will most likely occur?

• A)some common fixed expenses in the sales territory segmented statement will become traceable fixed expenses in the individual store segmented statement.
• B)some traceable fixed expenses in the sales territory segmented statement will become common fixed expenses in the individual store segmented statement.
• C)the sum total of the individual stores' segment margins in each sales territory will be equal to the segment margin for the sales territory.
• D)the sum total of the sales territory segment margins will equal the total net operating income for the entire company.

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