Lunox Corporation is composed of two major subunits: Wholesale and Retail. In December, Retail reported sales revenues -  P730,000, variable expenses - P409,000, and traceable fixed expenses of P117,000. On the other hand, Wholesale reported sales revenues - P400,000, variable expenses - P220,000, and traceable fixed expenses of P48,000. Common fixed expenses totaled P218,000 and were allocated as follows: P122,000 to the Retail business segment and P96,000 to the Wholesale business segment. What is the segment margin % of the less profitable segment in terms of absolute pesos?   Answer format = two decimal points with percentage symbol (i.e. 10.00%)

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Lunox Corporation is composed of two major subunits: Wholesale and Retail. In December, Retail reported sales revenues -  P730,000, variable expenses - P409,000, and traceable fixed expenses of P117,000. On the other hand, Wholesale reported sales revenues - P400,000, variable expenses - P220,000, and traceable fixed expenses of P48,000. Common fixed expenses totaled P218,000 and were allocated as follows: P122,000 to the Retail business segment and P96,000 to the Wholesale business segment. What is the segment margin % of the less profitable segment in terms of absolute pesos?
 
Answer format = two decimal points with percentage symbol (i.e. 10.00%)

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