Chris's Clothing evaluates the profitability of three segments: men's wear, women's wear, and children's wear. The...

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Chris's Clothing evaluates the profitability of three segments: men's wear, women's wear, and children's wear. The financials are:

Segment

Revenue

Direct Costs

Men's Wear

$400,000

$240,000

Women's Wear

$200,000

$120,000

Children's Wear

$80,000

$50,000

Chris is considering converting the children's wear area into an expanded men's wear area.

Required: a. By how much must the men's wear segment margin increase to maintain Chris’s Clothing’s current income? b. Discuss other factors Chris should consider before deciding to eliminate the children's wear area to expand men's wear.

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