Tubaugh Corporation has two major business segments--East and West. In December, the East business segment had sales revenues of $370,000, variable expenses of $200,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $44,000. During the same month, the West business segment had sales revenues of $1,040,000, variable expenses of $532,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $199,000. The common fixed expenses totaled $306,000 and were allocated as follows: $153,000 to the East business segment and $153,000 to the West business segment.

A properly constructed segmented income statement in a contribution format would show that the segment margin of the East business segment is:

• $(27,000)

• $(17,000)

• $200,000

• $126,000