Cervetti Corporation Has Two Major Business Segments-East and West

Multiple Choice

Cervetti Corporation has two major business segments-East and West. In July, the East business segment had sales revenues of $220,000, variable expenses of $125,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $29,000. During the same month, the West business segment had sales revenues of $890,000, variable expenses of $472,000, and traceable fixed expenses of $169,000. The common fixed expenses totaled $246,000 and were allocated as follows: $123,000 to the East business segment and $123,000 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:

A) $125,000
B) $66,000
C) -$28,000
D) -$57,000