ch 6 exer 6 Piedmont Company segments its business into...

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Piedmont Company segments its business into two regionsNorth and South. The company prepared the contribution format segmented income statement shown below:

Total
Company
North South
Sales $ 675,000 $ 450,000 $ 225,000
Variable expenses 405,000 315,000 90,000






Contribution margin 270,000 135,000 135,000
Traceable fixed expenses 150,000 75,000 75,000






Segment margin 120,000 $ 60,000 $ 60,000








Common fixed expenses 65,000


Net operating income $ 55,000




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

b. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the North region.

c. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the South region. (Round your break-even dollar sales to the nearest whole number.)

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