Profit Margin, Investment Turnover, and Return on Investment The condensed income statement for the Consumer Products Division of Tri-State Industries Inc. is as follows (assuming no support department allocations): Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Administrative expenses $1,296,000 (583,200) $712,800 (453,600) $259,200 Operating income The manager of the Consumer Products Division is considering ways to increase the return on investment. a. Using the DuPont formula for return on investment, determine the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment of the Consumer Products Division, assuming that $2,160,000 of assets have been invested in the Consumer Products Division. Round the investment turnover to one decimal place. Profit margin Investment turnover Return on investment 5 X % Investment turnover Return on investment b. If expenses could be reduced by $64,800 without decreasing sales, what would be the impact on the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment for the Consumer Products Division? Round the investment turnover to one decimal place. Profit margin % %

APPLY THE CONCEPTS: Target income (sales revenue) Another useful method for figuring out the type of performance your company will need to reach a target income is by using sales revenue. Rather than using the number of units, this method uses total sales revenue. In companies for which the total set of goods produced and sold is more varied, this would be the preferred method, as opposed to a business in which only one product is sold. Assume a company has pricing and cost information as follows: Price and Cost Information Amount Selling Price per Unit $30   Variable Cost per Unit $15   Total Fixed Cost $15,000   For the upcoming period, the company wishes to generate operating income of $40,000. Given the cost and pricing structure for the company’s product, how much sales revenue must it generate to attain its target income? Step 1: Calculate the contribution margin ratio: The contribution margin ratio is the contribution margin in proportion to the selling price on a…

Profit margin for an Investment center measures: Multiple Cholce Departmental contribution to overhead. How efficiently an investment center generates sales from its invested assets. Investment center income earned per dollar of sales. Investment center income compared to target investment center income. Investment center income generated from its invested assets.

Required: 1. Prepare a contribution format income statement. 2. Prepare a traditional format income statement. 3. Calculate the selling price per unit. 4. Calculate the variable cost per unit. 5. Calculate the contribution margin per unit. 6. Which income statement format (traditional format or contribution format) would be more useful to managers in estimating how net operating income will change in responses to changes in unit sales?