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Your answer is correct. Compute each segment's contribution margin ratio and the sales mix as a percentage of total sales dollars. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, es. 15.2\%) Using the information computed in the part above, compute the company's break-even point in sales dollars, and then determine the amount of sales that would be generated by each division at the break-even point. (Round Weighted-Averoge Contribution Margin Ratio to 3 decimal places, es, 0.252 and final answers to 0 decimal places, es. 1,525,357,879) At one time, Del Monte Foods Company reported three separate operating segments; consumer products (which includes a variety of canned foods including tuna, fruit, and vegetables); pet products (which includes pet food and snacks and veterinary products); and soup and infant-feeding products (which includes soup, broth, and infant feeding and pureed products). In its annual report, Del Monte uses absorption costing. As a result, information regarding the relative composition of its fuxed and variable costs is not available. We have assumed that $860,3 million of its total operating expenses of $1,920,3 million are foced and have allocated the remaining variable costs across the three divisions. Sales data, along with assumed expense data, are provided below

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