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ISBN: 9780134128528

Author: Karen W. Braun, Wendy M. Tietz

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 8, Problem 7QC

(Learning Objective 4) A segment margin is the

a. segment’s contribution margin minus all fixed costs.
b. segment’s contribution margin minus allocated fixed costs.
c. same as the segment’s contribution margin.
d. segment’s contribution margin minus direct fixed costs.

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