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AICPA CPA-Financial Exam - Topic 3 Question 14 Discussion

Actual exam question for AICPA's CPA-Financial exam
Question #: 14
Topic #: 3
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Hyde Corp. has three manufacturing divisions, each of which has been determined to be a reportable segment. In 1989, Clay division had sales of $3,000,000, which was 25% of Hyde's total sales, and had operating costs of $1,900,000, as reported to the CFO. In 1989, Hyde incurred operating costs of $500,000 that were not directly traceable to any of the divisions. In addition, Hyde incurred corporate interest expense of $300,000 in 1989. In reporting segment information, what amount should be shown as Clay's operating profit for 1989?

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Suggested Answer: D

Choice 'd' is correct. $1,100,000 operating profit for clay.

Rule: Operating profit by segments is based on the measure of profit reported to the 'chief operating decision maker.'

Allocations for general operating costs and interest, etc., should not be made solely for purposes of segment disclosures.


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Shawn
4 months ago
Totally agree, $900K makes the most sense!
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Long
4 months ago
Wait, how do we know those costs are all accurate?
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Marva
4 months ago
I think it should be $900K, seems reasonable.
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Toshia
4 months ago
Gotta subtract the direct costs only, right?
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Virgie
5 months ago
Clay's sales were $3M, operating costs $1.9M.
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Therese
5 months ago
I remember learning about TMMi in class, but the details are a bit fuzzy. I think option C sounds right, but I'm not 100% sure. I'll make an educated guess and move on.
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Hoa
5 months ago
Wait, what's the difference between Prism Central and Prism Element? I'm not sure if I should choose option B or not. I'll need to double-check the details on those.
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Ines
5 months ago
I'm not entirely sure about this one. I'll need to think it through step-by-step and make sure I understand the requirements before selecting the answer.
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Alva
5 months ago
I'm kind of confused between FMC and FDM. I know FMC is for centralized management, but do we actually need that if the question mentions ASAs?
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