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Wabash Company has the following information pertaining to its Brick division fo

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Question

Wabash Company has the following information pertaining to its Brick division for this year:

Bricks

Fixed manufacturing expenses

$35,000

Fixed selling and administrative expenses

30,000

Sales

250,000

Direct manufacturing costs (variable)

40,000

Variable selling and administrative expenses

70,000

Corporate expenses allocated to the brick division are $24,000.

Calculate the brick division’s division margin.

Bricks

Fixed manufacturing expenses

$35,000

Fixed selling and administrative expenses

30,000

Sales

250,000

Direct manufacturing costs (variable)

40,000

Variable selling and administrative expenses

70,000

Explanation / Answer

the brick division’s division margin.=sales-Direct manufacturing costs (variable)-Variable selling and administrative expenses=250,000-40,000-70,000=$140,000.