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Financial data for Beaker Company for last year appear below:

 

Beaker Company
Statements of Financial Position
  Beginning Balance Ending Balance
Assets:    
Cash $ 277,000 $ 136,386
Accounts receivable 179,000 205,000
Inventory 257,000 270,000
Plant and equipment (net) 476,000 440,000
Investment in Cedar Company 255,000 288,000
Land (undeveloped) 335,000 335,000
Total assets $ 1,779,000 $ 1,674,386
Liabilities and owners' equity:    
Accounts payable $ 203,000 $ 152,000
Long-term debt 862,000 862,000
Owners' equity 714,000 660,386
Total liabilities and owners' equity $ 1,779,000 $ 1,674,386

 

Beaker Company
Income Statement
Sales   $ 1,960,000
Less operating expenses   1,597,400
Net operating income   362,600
Less interest and taxes:    
Interest expense $ 105,800  
Tax expense 141,414 247,214
Net income   $ 115,386

 

 

The company paid dividends of $169,000 last year. The "Investment in Cedar Company" on the statement of financial position represents an investment in the stock of another company.

 

Required:

a. Compute the company's margin, turnover, and return on investment for last year.

b. The Board of Directors of Beaker Company has set a minimum required return of 30%. What was the company's residual income last year?

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