Meiji Isetan Corporation of Japan has two regional divisions with headquarters in Osaka and Yokohama. Selected data on the two divisions follow:     Division Osaka Yokohama Sales $ 9,800,000 $ 28,000,000 Net operating income $ 588,000 $ 2,240,000 Average operating assets $ 2,450,000 $ 14,000,000   Required: 1. For each division, compute the return on investment (ROI) in terms of margin and turnover. 2. Assume that the company evaluates performance using residual income and that the minimum required rate of return for any division is 14%. Compute the residual income for each division. 3. Is Yokohama’s greater amount of residual income an indication that it is better managed?         Osaka Yokohama ROI   %   %         Osaka Yokohama Residual income

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Meiji Isetan Corporation of Japan has two regional divisions with headquarters in Osaka and Yokohama. Selected data on the two divisions follow:

 

  Division
Osaka Yokohama
Sales $ 9,800,000 $ 28,000,000
Net operating income $ 588,000 $ 2,240,000
Average operating assets $ 2,450,000 $ 14,000,000

 

Required:

1. For each division, compute the return on investment (ROI) in terms of margin and turnover.

2. Assume that the company evaluates performance using residual income and that the minimum required rate of return for any division is 14%. Compute the residual income for each division.

3. Is Yokohama’s greater amount of residual income an indication that it is better managed?

 

 
 
  Osaka Yokohama
ROI   %   %
 
 
 
  Osaka Yokohama
Residual income  
  
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