Walton Corporation is considering the elimination of one of its segments. The segment incurs the following fixed costs. If the segment is eliminated, the building it uses will be sold. Advertising expense Supervisory salaries Allocation of companywide facility-level costs Original cost of building Book value of building Market value of building Maintenance costs on equipment Real estate taxes on building $ 95,000 179,000 54,000 128,000 66,000 97,000 75,000 11,000 Required Determine the amount of avoidable cost associated with the segment. Avoidable cost

Walton Corporation is considering the elimination of one of its segments. The segment incurs the following fixed costs. If the segment is eliminated, the building it uses will be sold. Advertising expense Supervisory salaries Allocation of companywide facility-level costs Original cost of building Book value of building Market value of building Maintenance costs on equipment Real estate taxes on building $ 95,000 179,000 54,000 128,000 66,000 97,000 75,000 11,000 Required Determine the amount of avoidable cost associated with the segment. Avoidable cost

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