Spein Company is a diversified company that discloses supplemental financial information on its segments. The following information is available for 2019:   Sales $)( Traceable costs ($) Allocable costs ($) Segment X 400,000 225,000   Segment Y 300,000 240,000   Segment Z 200,000 135,000   Total 900,000 600,000 150,000 Allocable costs are assigned based on the ratio of a segment’s income before allocable costs to total income before allocable costs. This is an appropriate method of allocation. Segment Y’s profit for 2019 is

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Spein Company is a diversified company that discloses supplemental financial information on its segments. The following information is available for 2019:

  Sales $)( Traceable costs ($) Allocable costs ($)
Segment X 400,000 225,000  
Segment Y 300,000 240,000  
Segment Z 200,000 135,000  
Total 900,000 600,000 150,000

Allocable costs are assigned based on the ratio of a segment’s income before allocable costs to total income before allocable costs. This is an appropriate method of allocation. Segment Y’s profit for 2019
is ____________________.
A. 32,400 Small; 8,100 Medium; 1,620 Large
B. 34,808 Small; 8,700 Medium; 1,740 Large
C. 37,010 Small; 9,250 Medium; 1,850 Large
D. 38,505 Small; 9,625 Medium; 1,925 Large

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