Explain the geographic regions-the east and west regions


Diego Company manufactures one product that is sold for $80 per unit in two geographic regions-the East and West regions. The following information pertains to the company's first year of operations in which it produced 40,000 units and sold 35,000 units.

Variable costs per unit:
Manufacturing:

  • Direct materials $ 24
  • Direct labor $ 14
  • Variable manufacturing overhead $ 2
  • Variable selling and administrative $ 4

Fixed costs per year:

  • Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 800,000
  • Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 496,000

The company sold 25,000 units in the East region and 10,000 units in the West region. It determined that $250,000 of its fixed selling and administrative expenses is traceable to the West region, $150,000 is traceable to the East region, and the remaining $96,000 is a common fixed cost. The company will continue to incur the total amount of its fixed manufacturing overhead costs as long as it continues to produce any amount of its only product.

Total East West
Sales 2,800,000 $2,000,000 $800,000

  • Variable Expenses _______ _______ _______
  • Contribution Margin _______ _______ _______

Traceable Fixed Expenses 400,000 $150,000 $250,000
Region Segment Margin _______ _______ _______
Common Fixed Expenses
not traceable to
Individual Regions _______ _______ _______

Net Operating Income 36,000

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