Summary QuestionManagement wants to improve profits and gathered the following data: a . The compa

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Management wants to improve profits and gathered the following data: a . The

company is divided into two sales territories - Northern and Southern. The

Northern Territory recorded $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 in sales and $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 in variable

expenses during June; the remaining sales and variable expenses were recorded

in the Southern Territory. Fixed expenses of $ 2 4 5 , 0 0 0 and $ 8 8 , 0 0 0 are

traceable to the Northern and Southern Territories, respectively. The rest of the

fixed expenses are common to the two territories. b . The company is the

exclusive distributor for two products - Paks and Tibs. Sales of Paks and Tibs

totaled $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 , respectively, in the Northern territory

during June. Variable expenses are 2 1 % of the selling price for Paks and 5 9 %

for Tibs. Cost records show $ 1 0 2 , 5 0 0 of the Northern Territory's fixed

expenses are traceable to Paks and $ 5 2 , 5 0 0 to Tibs, with




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