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28 March, 08:08

Tubaugh Corporation has two major business segments--East and West. In December, the East business segment had sales revenues of $240,000, variable expenses of $135,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $31,000. During the same month, the West business segment had sales revenues of $910,000, variable expenses of $480,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $173,000. The common fixed expenses totaled $254,000 and were allocated as follows: $127,000 to the East business segment and $127,000 to the West business segment. The contribution margin of the West business segment is

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  1. 28 March, 09:35
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    The contribution margin of the West business segment is $430,000

    Explanation:

    The contribution margin is the difference between the sales revenue and the variable expense. Other cost like - fixed expense, traceable fixed cost is irrelevant while calculating the fixed cost.

    So,

    Contribution margin for the West business:

    = Sales revenue - Variable expense

    = $910,000 - $480,000

    = $430,000

    Thus, the contribution margin of the West business segment is $430,000
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