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Chapter 11, Problem 11.19MCQ
Keep or drop a business segment. Lees Corp. is deciding whether to keep or drop a small segment of its business. Key information regarding the segment includes:
Contribution margin: 35,000
Avoidable fixed costs: 30,000
Unavoidable fixed costs: 25,000
Given the information above, Lees should:
- a. Drop the segment because the contribution margin is less than total fixed costs.
- b. Drop the segment because avoidable fixed costs exceed unavoidable fixed costs.
- c. Keep the segment because the contribution margin exceeds avoidable fixed costs.
- d. Keep the segment because the contribution margin exceeds unavoidable fixed costs.
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