Question

Shannon Company segments its income statement into its North and South Divisions. The company’s overall sales, contribution margin ratio, and net operating income are $1,050,000, 40%, and $21,000, respectively. The North Division’s contribution margin and contribution margin ratio are $154,000 and 44%, respectively. The South Division’s segment margin is $175,000. The company has $262,500 of common fixed expenses that cannot be traced to either division.Required:Prepare an income statement for Shannon Company that uses the contribution format and is segmented by divisions. In addition, for the company as a whole and for each segment, show each item on the segmented income statements as a percent of sales

Answer 1

Answer:

North Division:

Sales 154,000 12.8%

Variables Cost 101,640 8.44%

Contribution Margin 52,360 4.39%

South Division:

Sales 1,050,000 87.20%

Variables Cost 630,000 52.33%

Contribution Margin 420,000 34.84%

Total Contribution 472,360 39.23%

Fixed Cost 262,500 21.18%

Net Income 209,860 17.43%

Explanation:

First we do the income statements

then we add both sales figures together:

154,000 + 1,050,000 = 1,204,000

And add the percentajeof sales for each line