Questions 32-33 use the information that follows. Argentina Corporation has three divisions: Pulp, Paper, and...

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Questions 32-33 use the information that follows.

Argentina Corporation has three divisions: Pulp, Paper, and Fibers. Argentinas new controller, David Fisher, is reviewing the allocation of fixed corporate-overhead costs to the three divisions. He is presented with the following information for each division for 2017:

Pulp Paper Fiber
Revenues $19,600 $34,200 $51,000
Direct manufacturing costs 7000 15,600 22,200
Division administrative costs 6600 4000 9400
Division margin $6000 $14,600 $19,400
Number of employees 150 75 275
Floor space (sq. ft.) 26,600 17,670 50,730

Argentina Corporation has allocated fixed corporate-overhead costs to the divisions on the basis of division margins. Fisher asks for a list of costs that compromise fixed corporate overhead and suggests the following new allocation bases:

fixed corporate-overhead costs suggested allocation bases
human resource management $4,600 number of employees
facility 6,400 floor space (sq. ft.)
corporate administration 9,200 division administrative costs
total $20,200

32. Allocate 2017 fixed-corporate overhead costs to the three divisions using division margin as the allocation base. What is each division operating margin percentage (division margin minus allocated fixed corporate-overhead costs as a percentage of revenues)?

33. Allocate 2017 fixed costs using the allocation bases suggested by Fisher. What is each divisions operating margin percentage under the new allocation scheme?

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