The company would like to initiate an intensive advertising campaign in on campaign would cost $6,000. Marketing studies indicate that such a campa or increase sales in the Dental market by $42,000. Required:
The company would like to initiate an intensive advertising campaign in on campaign would cost $6,000. Marketing studies indicate that such a campa or increase sales in the Dental market by $42,000. Required:
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Transcribed Image Text:The company would like to initiate an intensive advertising campaign in one of the two market segments during the next month. The
campaign would cost $6,000. Marketing studies indicate that such a campaign would increase sales in the Medical market by $48,000
or increase sales in the Dental market by $42,000.
Required:
1. How much would the company's profits increase (decrease) if it implemented the advertising campaign in the Medical Market?
2. How much would the company's profits increase (decrease) if it implemented the advertising campaign in the Dental Market?
3. In which of the markets would you recommend that the company focus its advertising campaign?
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Transcribed Image Text:Raner, Harris and Chan is a consulting firm that specializes in information systems for medical and dental clinics. The firm
has two offices-one in Chicago and one in Minneapolis. The firm classifies the direct costs of consulting jobs as variable
costs. A contribution format segmented income statement for the company's most recent year is given:
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Traceable fixed expenses
Office segment margin
Common fixed expenses not traceable to offices
Net operating income
Exercise 7-17 (Algo) Working with a Segmented Income Statement [LO7-4
Assume that Minneapolis' sales by major market are:
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Traceable fixed expenses
Total Company
$ 540,000 100%
270,000 50%
270,000 50%
151, 200 28%
118,800 22%
75,600 14%
$ 43,200 8%
Office segment margin
Common fixed expenses not traceable to offices
Net operating income
Minneapolis
$360,000 100%
216,000 60%
144,000 40%
39,600 11%
104,400 29%
18,000 5 %
$86,400 24 %
Office
Chicago
$ 180,000 100%
54,000 30%
126,000 70%
93,600 52%
$ 32,400 18%
Market
Medical
$ 240,000 100%
153,600 64%
86,400 36%
14,400 6%
$ 72,000
30%
Minneapolis
$360,000 100%
216,000 60%
144,000 40%
57,600 16%
$ 86,400 24%
Dental
$ 120,000
62,400
57,600
25, 200
$ 32,400
100%
52%
48%
21%
27%
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