Arlington Clothing, Inc., shows the following information for its two divisions for year 1.     Lake Region Coastal Region Sales revenue $ 4,160,000   $ 13,070,000   Cost of sales   2,691,300     6,535,000   Allocated corporate overhead   249,600     784,200   Other general and administration   553,900     3,755,000     Required: a. Compute divisional operating income for the two divisions. Ignore taxes. b-1. What are the gross margin and operating margin percentages for both divisions? b-2. How well have these divisions performed?

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Arlington Clothing, Inc., shows the following information for its two divisions for year 1.
 

  Lake Region Coastal Region
Sales revenue $ 4,160,000   $ 13,070,000  
Cost of sales   2,691,300     6,535,000  
Allocated corporate overhead   249,600     784,200  
Other general and administration   553,900     3,755,000  
 


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a. Compute divisional operating income for the two divisions. Ignore taxes.

b-1. What are the gross margin and operating margin percentages for both divisions?

b-2. How well have these divisions performed?

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