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You are also given the following data on the three divisions: You are told that...

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You are also given the following data on the three divisions: You are told that you may choose to allocate indirect costs based on one of the following: direct costs, flaer, space, or the number of employees. Total fixed overhead costs for 2016 were $14,550,000 1. Calculate division margins in percentage terms prior to allocating fixed overhead costs. 2. Allocate indirect costs to the three divisions using each of the three allocation bases suggested. For each allocation base, calculate division operating margins after allocations, in dollars and as a percentage of revenues. 3. Discuss the results. How would you decide how to allocate indirect costs to the divisions? Why? 4. Would you recommend closing any of the three divisions (and possibly reallocating resources to other divisions) as a result of your analysis? If so, which division would you close and why

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