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Segment Reporting and Analysis Business Book Publishers, Inc. has prepared income statements segmented by divisions, but management is still uncertain about actual performance. Financial information
Segment Reporting and Analysis Business Book Publishers, Inc. has prepared income statements segmented by divisions, but management is still uncertain about actual performance. Financial information for May is given as follows:
Textbook | |||
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Division | |||
Sales | $180,000 | ||
Less variable expenses | |||
Manufacturing | 28,800 | 184,500 | 213,300 |
Selling and administrative | 9,000 | 18,450 | 27,450 |
Total | 37,800 | 202,950 | 240,750 |
Contribution margin | 142,200 | 166,050 | 308,250 |
Less direct fixed expenses | 18,000 | 180,000 | 198,000 |
Net income (loss) | $124,200 | $-13,950 | $110,250 |
Management is concerned about the Professional Division and requests additional analysis. Additional information regarding May operations of the Professional Division is as follows:
Professional Division | |||
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Accounting | Executive | Management | |
Books | Books | Books | |
Segment | Segment | Segment | |
Sales | $126,000 | $126,000 | $117,000 |
Variable manufacturing expenses as a percentage of sales | 60% | 40% | 50% |
Other variable expenses as a percentage of sales | 5% | 5% | 5% |
Direct fixed expenses | $45,000 | $66,120 | $45,000 |
Allocated common fixed expenses | $3,600 | $1,800 | $5,400 |
The professional accounting books are sold to auditors and controllers. The current information on these markets is as follows:
Accounting Books Segment | |||
---|---|---|---|
Auditors Market | Controllers Market | Total | |
Sales | $27,000 | $99,000 | $126,000 |
Variable manufacturing expenses as a percentage of sales | 60% | 60% | |
Other variable expenses as a percentage of sales | 5% | 5% | |
Direct fixed expenses | $13,500 | $27,000 | $40,500 |
Allocated common fixed expenses | $1,350 | $1,800 | $3,150 |
Required a. Prepare an income statement segmented by product for the Professional Division. Include a column for the division as a whole. Note: Do not use a negative sign with your answers with the exception of a negative product margin or a division loss which should have a negative sign.
Business Books Publishers Inc. | ||||
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Professional Division: Segment and Divisional Income Statements | ||||
For the Month of May | ||||
Accounting | Executive | Management | Professional Division | |
Sales | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Variable manufacturing | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Manufacturing margin | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Other variable expenses | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Contribution margin | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Total direct costs : | ||||
Direct fixed expenses | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Allocated common fixed expense | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Total | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Product margin | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Unallocated common fixed expenses | Answer | |||
Professional division income (loss) | Answer |
b. Prepare an income statement segmented by market for the Accounting Books Segment of the Professional Division. Note: Do not use a negative sign with your answers with the exception of a negative market margin, a market loss, or an accounting market loss which should have a negative sign.
Business Books Publishers Inc. | |||
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Professional Division | |||
Market Income Statements: Accounting Books Segment | |||
For the Month of May | |||
Auditors | Controllers | ||
Accounting Books Segment | Market | Market | Total |
Sales | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Variable manufacturing | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Manufacturing margin | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Other variable expenses | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Contribution margin | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Direct fixed expenses | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Market margin | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Allocated common fixed expenses | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Market income (loss) | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Unallocated common fixed expenses | Answer | ||
Accounting market income (loss) | Answer |
c. Evaluate which Accounting Books Segment the Professional Division should keep or discontinue in the short run. Auditors Market Controllers Market
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