A firm contemplates to drop a segment that shows a contribution margin of P25,000. Overhead allocated to the segment amounts to P40,000 of which P17,500 cannot be eliminated. What is the effect of this discontinuance on the company’s profit before tax? (Indicate if increase or decrease, e.g. “2,000 increase” or “2,000 d

A firm contemplates to drop a segment that shows a contribution margin of P25,000. Overhead allocated to the segment amounts to P40,000 of which P17,500 cannot be eliminated. What is the effect of this discontinuance on the company’s profit before tax? (Indicate if increase or decrease, e.g. “2,000 increase” or “2,000 d

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter22: Accounting For Changes And Errors.

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6RE: Suppose that Blake Companys total pretax difference from a change to FIFO was 100,000 and the...

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