Chapter 24: Q5CA (page 1454)
Question: You are compiling the consolidated financial statements for Winsor Corporation International. The corporation鈥檚 accountant, Anthony Reese, has provided you with the following segment information.
Note 7: Major Segments of Business WCI conducts funeral service and cemetery operations in the United States and Canada. Substantially all revenues of WCI鈥檚 major segments of business are from unaffiliated customers. Segment information for fiscal 2018, 2017, and 2016 follows. |
(thousands) | |||||||
Funeral | Flora | Cemetery | Real Estate | Dried Whey | Limousine | Consolidated | |
Revenues | |||||||
2018 | \(302,000 | \)10,000 | \( 73,000 | \) 2,000 | \(7,000 | \)12,000 | $406,000 |
2017 | 245,000 | 6,000 | 61,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 324,000 |
2016 | 208,000 | 3,000 | 42,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 260,000 |
Operating Income | |||||||
2018 | 74,000 | 1,500 | 18,000 | (36,000) | 500 | 2,000 | 60,000 |
2017 | 64,000 | 200 | 12,000 | (28,000) | 200 | 400 | 48,800 |
2016 | 54,000 | 150 | 6,000 | (21,000) | 100 | 350 | 39,600 |
Capital Expenditures | |||||||
2018 | 26,000 | 1,000 | 9,000 | 400 | 300 | 1,000 | 37,700 |
2017 | 28,000 | 2,000 | 60,000 | 1,500 | 100 | 700 | 92,300 |
2016 | 14,000 | 25 | 8,000 | 600 | 25 | 50 | 22,700 |
Depreciation and Amortization | |||||||
2018 | 13,000 | 100 | 2,400 | 1,400 | 100 | 200 | 17,200 |
2017 | 10,000 | 50 | 1,400 | 700 | 50 | 100 | 12,300 |
2016 | 8,000 | 25 | 1,000 | 600 | 25 | 50 | 9,700 |
Identifiable Assets | |||||||
2018 | 334,000 | 1,500 | 162,000 | 114,000 | 500 | 8,000 | 620,000 |
2017 | 322,000 | 1,000 | 144,000 | 52,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 526,000 |
2016 | 223,000 | 500 | 78,000 | 34,000 | 500 | 3,500 | 339,500 |
Instructions
Determine which of the above segments must be reported separately and which can be combined under the category 鈥淥ther.鈥 Then, write a one-page memo to the company鈥檚 accountant, Anthony Reese, explaining the following.
(a) What segments must be reported separately and what segments can be combined.
(b) What criteria you used to determine reportable segments.
(c) What major items for each must be disclosed
Short Answer
Answer
All segment information must be prepared on the same accounting basis as the consolidated entity.