Piedmont Company segments its business into two regions—North and South. The company prepared the contribution format segmented income statement as shown:       Total Company     North     South Sales $ 750,000   $ 600,000   $ 150,000 Variable expenses   510,000     480,000     30,000 Contribution margin   240,000     120,000     120,000 Traceable fixed expenses   128,000     64,000     64,000 Segment margin   112,000   $ 56,000   $ 56,000 Common fixed expenses   54,000             Net operating income $ 58,000                 Required: 1. Compute the companywide break-even point in dollar sales. 2. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the North region. 3. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the South region.   (For all requirements, round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.  Round your final answers to the nearest dollar.)

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Piedmont Company segments its business into two regions—North and South. The company prepared the contribution format segmented income statement as shown:

 

    Total Company     North     South
Sales $ 750,000   $ 600,000   $ 150,000
Variable expenses   510,000     480,000     30,000
Contribution margin   240,000     120,000     120,000
Traceable fixed expenses   128,000     64,000     64,000
Segment margin   112,000   $ 56,000   $ 56,000
Common fixed expenses   54,000            
Net operating income $ 58,000            
 

 

Required:

1. Compute the companywide break-even point in dollar sales.

2. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the North region.

3. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the South region.

 

(For all requirements, round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.  Round your final answers to the nearest dollar.)

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