Principles of Cost Accounting
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Author: Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell
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Chapter 10, Problem 6P
Arctic Software Inc. has two product lines. The income statement for the year ended December 31 shows the following:
The products, Num 1 and Num 2, are sold in two territories, North and South, as follows:
The common fixed expenses are traceable to each territory as follows:
The direct expenses of Num 1, $160,000, and of Num 2, $140,000, are not identifiable with either of the two territories.
Required:
- 1. Prepare income statements for the year, segmented by territory and including a column for the entire company.
- 2. Why are direct expenses of one type of segment report not direct expenses of another type of segment report?
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