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Westerville Company reported the following results from last year’s operations:

 

   
Sales $ 1,400,000
Variable expenses   510,000
Contribution margin   890,000
Fixed expenses   610,000
Net operating income $ 280,000
Average operating assets $ 875,000
 

 

At the beginning of this year, the company has a $175,000 investment opportunity with the following cost and revenue characteristics:

 

   
Sales $ 280,000  
Contribution margin ratio   50 % of sales
Fixed expenses $ 98,000  
 

 

The company’s minimum required rate of return is 15%.

 

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7. If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what margin will it earn this year? (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e .1234 should be entered as 12.3))

 

 

 

 

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