Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $70 per unit in two geographic regionsthe East and West regions. The following information pertains to the companys first year of operations in which it produced 41,000 units and sold 36,000 units.

Variable costs per unit:
Manufacturing:
Direct Materials	$20
Direct Labor	$10
Variable Manufacturing Overhead	$2
Variable Selling and Administrative	$4
Fixed Costs Per Year:
Fixed Manufacturing Overhead	$984,000
Fixed Selling and Administrative Expenses	$308,000

5. What is the companys total gross margin under absorption costing?

6. What is the companys net operating income (loss) under absorption costing?

7. What is the amount of the difference between the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes (losses)?

Variable Costing Net Operating Income (loss)	$
Add: fixed manufacturing overhead cost deferred in inventory under absorbtion costing.
Absorbtion Costing Net Operating Income (loss)	$

8-1. What is the companys break-even point in unit sales?

8-2. Is it above or below the actual sales volume?

9. If the sales volumes in the East and West regions had been reversed, what would be the companys overall break-even point in unit sales?

10. What would have been the companys variable costing net operating income (loss) if it had produced and sold 36,000 units?

11. What would have been the companys absorption costing net operating income (loss) if it had produced and sold 36,000 units?

12. If the company produces 5,000 fewer units than it sells in its second year of operations, will absorption costing net operating income be higher or lower than variable costing net operating income in Year 2?

13. Prepare a contribution format segmented income statement that includes a Total column and columns for the East and West regions.

14. Diego is considering eliminating the West region because an internally generated report suggests the regions total gross margin in the first year of operations was $10,000 less than its traceable fixed selling and administrative expenses. Diego believes that if it drops the West region, the East region's sales will grow by 6% in Year 2. Using the contribution approach for analyzing segment profitability and assuming all else remains constant in Year 2, what would be the profit impact of dropping the West region in Year 2?

Profit will _____ by _____

15. Assume the West region invests $31,000 in a new advertising campaign in Year 2 that increases its unit sales by 20%. If all else remains constant, what would be the profit impact of pursuing the advertising campaign?

Profit will _____ by _____

Diego Company Income Statement Cost of Goods Sold Selling and Administrative Expenses