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Traxonia Railroad Inc. has three regional divisions organized as profit centers. The chief executive officer (CEO) evaluates divisional performance, using income from operations as a percent of revenues. The following quarterly income and expense accounts mber 31. 2016: were provided from the trial balance as of $870,000 East evenues-West operating Expenses-East 565,700 Operating Expenses-west 621,360 Operating Expenses Central 1,174,660 Corporate Expenses Shareholder Relations Corporate Ex Corporate Expenses Legal 264,000 General Corporate oricers Salaries 281,000 The company operates three service departments: Shareholder Relations, Customer support, and Legal, The Shareholder Relations Department conducts a variety of services for shareholders of the company. The Customer Support Department is the company's point of contact for new service, complaints, and requests for repair. The department believes that the number of customer contacts is an activity base for this work. The Legal Department provides legal services for division management. The department believes that the number of hours billed is an activity base for this work. The following additional information has been gathered: West Central 4,000 Number of customer contacts 1,300 2,160 2,040 Number of hours billed

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