Question: Piedmont Company segments its business into two regions-North and South. The company prepared the contribution format segmented income statement shown below: Total Company North South Sales $ 750,000 $ 500,000 $ 250,000 Variable expenses 450,000 350,000 100,000 Contribution margin 300,000 150,000 150,000 Traceable fixed expenses 144,000 72,000 72,000 Segment margin 156,000 $ 78,000 $ 78,000 Common fixed expenses 59,000 Net operating income $ 97,000
Required: 1. Compute the companywide break-even point in dollar sales.
2. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the North region.
3. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the South region. (Round your break-even dollar sales to the nearest whole number.)