Data for January for Bondi Corporation and its two major business segments, North and South, appear below: Sales revenues, North $ 653,000 Variable expenses, North $ 378,900 Traceable fixed expenses, North $ 78,000 Sales revenues, South $ 503,600 Variable expenses, South $ 287,300 Traceable fixed expenses, South $ 65,200 In addition, common fixed expenses totaled $176,700 and were allocated as follows: $91,700 to the North business segment and $85,000 to the South business segment. A properly constructed segmented income statement in a contribution format would show that the segment margin of the North business segment is:

R& m chatelaine is one of the largest tax-preparation firms in the united states. it wants to acquire the tax experts, a smaller rival. after the merger, chatelaine will be one of the two largest income-tax preparers in the u. s. market. what should chatelaine include in its acquisition plans? it should refocus its attention from the national to the international market. in addition to acquiring the tax experts, it should also determine the best way to drive independent "mom and pop" tax preparers out of business. chatelaine will need to explain to the federal trade commission how the acquisition will not result in an increase in prices for consumers. chatelaine should enter a price-based competition with its other major competitor to force it out of business and become a monopoly.