Ecru Company has identified five industry segments: plastics, metals, lumber, paper, and finance. It appropriately consolidated each of these segments in producing its annual financial statements. Information describing each segment (in thousands) follows:
|
Plastics |
Metals |
Lumber |
Paper |
Finance |
|
|
Sales to outside parties |
$6,319 |
$2,144 |
$636 |
$347 |
–0– |
|
Intersegment transfers |
106 |
131 |
96 |
108 |
–0– |
|
Interest income from |
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|
outside parties |
–0– |
19 |
6 |
–0– |
$27 |
|
Interest income from |
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|
intersegment loans |
–0– |
–0– |
–0– |
–0– |
159 |
|
Operating expenses |
3,914 |
1,612 |
916 |
579 |
16 |
|
Interest expense |
61 |
16 |
51 |
31 |
87 |
|
Tangible assets |
1,291 |
2,986 |
314 |
561 |
104 |
|
Intangible assets |
72 |
361 |
–0– |
48 |
–0– |
|
Intersegment loans |
–0– |
–0– |
–0– |
–0– |
664 |
Ecru does not allocate its $1,250,000 in common expenses to the various segments. Perform testing procedures to determine Ecru’s reportable operating segments.