Estimate the contribution margin for each segment

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Problem - Segment analysis, Charles Schwab Corporation - Charles Schwab Corporation is one of the more innovative brokerage and financial service companies in the United States. The company recently provided information about its major business segments as follows (in millions):

 

Investor Services

Institutional Services

Revenues

$2,710

$1,483

Income from operations

1,024

183

Depreciation

100

59

Required -

a. How do you believe Schwab defines the difference between the "Investor Services" and "Institutional Services" segments?

b. Provide a specific example of a variable and fixed cost in the "Investor Services" segment.

c. Estimate the contribution margin for each segment, assuming depreciation represents the majority of fixed costs.

d. If Schwab decided to sell its "Institutional Services" accounts to another company, estimate how much operating income would decline.

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