Westerville Company reported the following results from last year’s operations:   Sales $ 1,500,000 Variable expenses 500,000 Contribution margin 1,000,000 Fixed expenses 700,000 Net operating income $ 300,000 Average operating assets $ 1,000,000   At the beginning of this year, the company has a $200,000 investment opportunity with the following cost and revenue characteristics:   Sales $ 300,000   Contribution margin ratio 60 % of sales Fixed expenses $ 132,000     The company’s minimum required rate of return is 10%.    What is the residual income of this year’s investment opportunity?  What is last year’s residual income?

The company had an overall return on investment (ROI) of 15% this year (considering all divisions). Next year the Office Products Division has an opportunity to add a new product line that would require an additional investment that would increase average operating assets by $1,000,000. The cost and revenue characteristics of the new product line per year would be: Sales $2,000,000 Variable expenses 60% of sales Fixed expenses $640,000 Required: 1. Compute the Office Products Division's margin, turnover, and ROI for this year. 2. Compute the Office Products Division's margin, turnover, and ROI for the new product line by itself. 3. Compute the Office Products Division's margin, turnover, and ROI for next year assuming that it performs the same as this year and adds the new product line. 4. If you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? Explain. 5. Why do you suppose headquarters is anxious for the Office Products Division to add the new product…

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Calculating Residual Income East Mullett Manufacturing earned operating income last year as shown in the following income statement: Sales $3,750,000 Cost of goods sold 2,250,000 Gross margin $1,500,000 Selling and administrative expense 1,200,000 Operating income $ 300,000 Less: Income taxes (@ 40%) 120,000    Net income $ 180,000 At the beginning of the year, the value of operating assets was $1,600,000. At the end of the year, the value of operating assets was $1,400,000. East Mullett requires a minimum rate of return of 5%. What is the residual income?