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    Oct 17, 2011, 05:21 PM
    Is segment profit only from direct costs or direct costs and indirect costs?
    I am trying to understand this problem and I am not sure if got it or not.

    Operating Statement for ST10:
    Batches prodcued & sold: 200

    sales rev. $32,000
    Direct costs:
    Direct materials = (1,800)
    Direct labor = ((4,200)
    Variable manufacturing overhead=(2,000)
    Fixed manufacturing overhead=(200)
    Toatl direct costs=$(8,200)
    Segment profit=
    indirect costs:
    fixed manufacturing overhead costs=(800)
    sales&gen. admin. Costs=(3,500)
    total indirect costs=((4,300)
    Operasting profit=$19,500

    Is the segment profit: Sales Rev. $$32,000-19,500 operating profit=12,500-(8200) total direct costs=$4,300?

    Also, if I am trying to figure out if there is a gain or loss if I discontinue a segment, would I take the exact information form above,but do Sales revenue-32,000-(200) fixed costs=31,800 then - direct costs. The with the same info for direct costs, would then the answer of profit or loss come from; sales rev-segment profit-indirect costs?

    I think I got myself lost?

    thanks

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