FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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Exercise 7-5 (Algo) Companywide and Segment Break-Even Analysis [LO7-5]
Piedmont Company segments its business into two regions-North and South. The company prepared the contribution format
segmented income statement as shown:
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Traceable fixed expenses
Segment margin
Common fixed expenses
Net operating income.
Total Company
$ 675,000
405,000
1. Dollar sales for company to break-even
2. Dollar sales for North segment to break-even
3. Dollar sales for South segment to break-even
270,000
132,000
138,000
58,000
$ 80,000
North
$ 450,000
315,000
135,000
66,000
$ 69,000
South
$ 225,000
90,000
135,000
66,000
$ 69,000
Required:
1. Compute the companywide break-even point in dollar sales.
2. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the North region.
3. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the South region.
(For all requirements, round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar.)
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Transcribed Image Text:Exercise 7-5 (Algo) Companywide and Segment Break-Even Analysis [LO7-5] Piedmont Company segments its business into two regions-North and South. The company prepared the contribution format segmented income statement as shown: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Traceable fixed expenses Segment margin Common fixed expenses Net operating income. Total Company $ 675,000 405,000 1. Dollar sales for company to break-even 2. Dollar sales for North segment to break-even 3. Dollar sales for South segment to break-even 270,000 132,000 138,000 58,000 $ 80,000 North $ 450,000 315,000 135,000 66,000 $ 69,000 South $ 225,000 90,000 135,000 66,000 $ 69,000 Required: 1. Compute the companywide break-even point in dollar sales. 2. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the North region. 3. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the South region. (For all requirements, round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar.)
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