224) Tubaugh Corporation has two major business segments—East and West. In December, the
East business segment had sales revenues of $690,000, variable expenses of $352,000, and
traceable fixed expenses of $104,000. During the same month, the West business segment had
sales revenues of $140,000, variable expenses of $56,000, and traceable fixed expenses of
$24,000. The common fixed expenses totaled $162,000 and were allocated as follows: $89,000
to the East business segment and $73,000 to the West business segment.
A properly constructed segmented income statement in a contribution format would show that
the net operating income of the company as a whole is:
A) $294,000
B) $422,000
C) $132,000
D) $(30,000)