Piedmont Company segments its business into two regions—North and South. The company prepared the contribution format...

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Piedmont Company segments its business into two regions—Northand South. The company prepared the contribution format segmentedincome statement as shown:
Total Company North South
Sales $ 825,000 $ 550,000 $ 275,000
Variable expenses 495,000 385,000 110,000
Contribution margin 330,000 165,000 165,000
Traceable fixed expenses 144,000 72,000 72,000
Segment margin 186,000 $ 93,000 $ 93,000
Common fixed expenses 64,000
Net operating income $ 122,000
Required:
1. Compute the companywide break-even point in dollar sales.
2. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the Northregion.
3. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the Southregion.
(For all requirements, round your intermediatecalculations to 2 decimal places. Round your final answers to thenearest dollar.)

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Requirement 1 Break even point Company wide Break even point Fixed cost Contribution margin Ratio Contribution margin ratio Sales Variable cost Sales 100 825000 495000 825000 See Answer

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		Total Company		North		South
Sales	$	825,000	$	550,000	$	275,000
Variable expenses		495,000		385,000		110,000
Contribution margin		330,000		165,000		165,000
Traceable fixed expenses		144,000		72,000		72,000
Segment margin		186,000	$	93,000	$	93,000
Common fixed expenses		64,000
Net operating income	$	122,000