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Show-Off, Inc. sells merchandise through three retail outletsin Las Vegas, Reno, and Sacramentoand operates a general corporate headquarters in Reno. A review of the companys income statement indicates a record year in terms of sales and profits. Management, though, desires additional insights about the individual stores and has asked that Judson Wyatt, a newly hired intern, prepare a segmented income statement. The following information has been extracted from Show-Offs accounting records:

The sales volume, sales price, and purchase price data follow:

	Las Vegas			Reno			Sacramento
Sales volume		38,900	units		42,900	units		46,760	units
Unit selling price	$	37.00		$	35.50		$	33.25
Unit purchase price		17.75			17.75			23.25

The following expenses were incurred for sales commissions, local advertising, property taxes, management salaries, and other noncontrollable (but traceable) costs:

	Las Vegas			Reno			Sacramento
Sales commissions		7	%		7	%		7	%
Local advertising	$	18,400		$	42,500		$	129,000
Local property taxes		7,700			3,950			14,700
Sales manager salary								76,500
Store manager salaries		56,000			77,500			95,000
Other noncontrollable costs		10,600			7,850			45,700

Local advertising decisions are made at the store manager level. The sales managers salary in Sacramento is determined by the Sacramento store manager; in contrast, store manager salaries are set by Show-Offs vice president.

Nontraceable fixed corporate expenses total $383,450.

The company uses a responsibility accounting system.

Required:

Assume the role of Judson Wyatt and prepare a segmented income statement for Show-Off.

Identify the probable causes for the poor performance of the weakest store.

Which of the following should be reviewed in evaluating the performance of the store manager?

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