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The Following Information Was Taken from the Segmented Income Statement

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The following information was taken from the segmented income statement of Restin, Inc., and the company's three divisions:  Los  Bay  Central  Restin,  Angeles  Area  Valley  Inc.  Division  Division  Division  Revenues $750,000$200,000$235,000$325,000 Variable operating expenses 410,000110,000120,000180,000 Controllable fixed expenses 210,00065,00075,00070,000 Noncontrollable fixed expenses 60,00015,00020,00025,000\begin{array}{cccc} && \text { Los } & \text { Bay } & \text { Central } \\&\text { Restin, } & \text { Angeles } & \text { Area } & \text { Valley } \\&\text { Inc. } & \text { Division } & \text { Division } & \text { Division }\\\hline\text { Revenues } & \$ 750,000 & \$ 200,000 & \$ 235,000 & \$ 325,000 \\\text { Variable operating expenses } & 410,000 & 110,000 & 120,000 & 180,000 \\\text { Controllable fixed expenses } & 210,000 & 65,000 & 75,000 & 70,000 \\\text { Noncontrollable fixed expenses } & 60,000 & 15,000 & 20,000 & 25,000\end{array} In addition, the company incurred common fixed costs of $18,000.
Assume that the Los Angeles division increases its promotion expense, a controllable fixed cost, by $10,000. As a result, revenues increased by $50,000. If variable expenses are tied directly to revenues, the new Los Angeles segment contribution margin is:


A) $12,500.
B) $22,500.
C) $32,500.
D) $50,000.
E) $60,000.

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