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Raner, Harris, & Chan is a consulting firm that specializes in information systems for medical and dental clinics. The firm has two officesone in Chicago and one in Minneapolis. The firm classifies the direct costs of consulting jobs as variable costs. A contribution format segmented income statement for the companys most recent year is given below:

					Office
	Total Company				Chicago				Minneapolis
Sales	$	450,000	100	%	$	150,000	100	%	$	300,000	100	%
Variable expenses		225,000	50	%		45,000	30	%		180,000	60	%
Contribution margin		225,000	50	%		105,000	70	%		120,000	40	%
Traceable fixed expenses		126,000	28	%		78,000	52	%		48,000	16	%
Office segment margin		99,000	22	%	$	27,000	18	%	$	72,000	24	%
Common fixed expenses not traceable to offices		63,000	14	%
Net operating income	$	36,000	8	%

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Required:

1-a. Compute the companywide break-even point in dollar sales.

1-b. Compute the break-even point in sales dollars for the Chicago office and for the Minneapolis office.

1-c. Is the companywide break-even point greater than, less than, or equal to the sum of the Chicago and Minneapolis break-even points?

	Greater than
	Less than
	Equal to

3. Refer to the original data. Assume that sales in Chicago increase by $50,000 next year and that sales in Minneapolis remain unchanged. Assume no change in fixed costs.

a. Prepare a new segmented contribution format income statement for the company. (Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place (i.e .1234 should be entered as 12.3))