Allocating common fixed expenses to business segments:

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ensures that all costs are covered.

may cause managers to erroneously discontinue business segments.

helps managers make good decisions.

may cause managers to erroneously keep business segments that should be dropped.

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the product line's segment margin

the product line's segment margin minus an allocated portion of common fixed expenses

the product line's sales dollars

the product line's contribution margin