johnson Products Inc. has three regional divisions organized as profit centers. The chief executive officer (CEO) evaluates divisional performance, using income from operations as a percent of revenues. The following quarterly income and expense accounts were provided from the trial balance as of December 31, 2014:
Revenues-East $ 1,143,900
Revenues-West 1,321,500
Revenues-Central 2,513,000
Operating Expenses-East 724,900
Operating Expenses-West 786,500
Operating Expenses-Central 1,519,700
Corporate Expenses-Shareholder Relations 174,000
Corporate Expenses-Customer Support 696,000
Corporate Expenses-Legal 154,800
General Corporate Officer's Salaries 384,200
The company operates three service departments: Shareholder Relations, Customer Support, and Legal. The Shareholder Relations Department conducts a variety of services for shareholders of the company. The Customer Support Department is the company's point of contact for new service, complaints, and requests for repair. The department believes that the number of customer contacts is an activity base for this work. The Legal Department provides legal services for division management. The department believes that the number of hours billed is an activity base for this work. The following additional information has been gathered:
| East | West | Central |
Number of customer contacts | 5,800 | | 7,000 | | 10,400 | |
Number of hours billed | 900 | | 1,400 | | 1,300 | |
Prepare quarterly income statements showing income from operations for the three divisions. Use three column headings: East, West, and Central.
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Divisional Income Statements | |
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hat is the profit margin of each division? Round to one decimal place.
Division | Profit Margin |
East Division | % |
West Division | % |
Central Division | % |