Concept introduction:
Return on investment is a profitability ratio that represents the percentage return on the investment made. It is calculated by dividing the Net Income by the Average total assets. The formulas to calculate the ROI are as follows:
Residual Income (RI):
Residual Income is the income earned over and above the expected
To calculate:
The return on investment (ROI) and Residual Income for each division.
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 10 Solutions
Managerial Accounting
- Margin, Turnover, Return on Investment, Average Operating Assets Elway Company provided the following income statement for the last year: At the beginning of last year, Elway had 28,300,000 in operating assets. At the end of the year, Elway had 23,700,000 in operating assets. Required: 1. Compute average operating assets. 2. Compute the margin and turnover ratios for last year. (Note: Round the answer for margin ratio to two decimal places.) 3. Compute ROI. (Note: Round answer to two decimal places.) 4. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Briefly explain the meaning of ROI. 5. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Comment on why the ROI for Elway Company is relatively high (as compared to the lower ROI of a typical manufacturing company).arrow_forwardForchen, Inc., provided the following information for two of its divisions for last year: Required: 1. For the Small Appliances Division, calculate: a. Average operating assets b. Margin c. Turnover d. Return on investment (ROI) 2. For the Cleaning Products Division, calculate: a. Average operating assets b. Margin c. Turnover d. Return on investment (ROI) 3. What if operating income for the Small Appliances Division was 2,000,000? How would that affect average operating assets? Margin? Turnover? ROI? Calculate any changed ratios (round to four significant digits).arrow_forwardDuring the current year, Sokowski Manufacturing earned income of $350,000 from total sales of $5,500,000 and average capital assets of $12,000,000. A. Based on this information, calculate asset turnover. B. Using the sales margin from the previous exercise, what is the total ROI for the company during the current year?arrow_forward
- The operating income and the amount of invested assets in each division of Conley Industries are as follows: a. Compute the return on investment for each division. b. Which division is the most profitable per dollar invested? Based on the data in Exercise 10 assume that management has established a 15% minimum acceptable return for invested assets. a. Determine the residual income for each division. b. Which division has the most residual income?arrow_forwardReturn on Investment (ROI) Analysis The contribution formal income statement for Huerra Company for last year is given below: The company had average operating assets of $2,000,000 during the year. Required: 1. Compute the company’s return on investment (ROI) for the period using the ROI formula stated in terms of margin and turnover. For each of the following questions, indicate whether the margin and turnover will increase, decrease, or remain unchanged as a result of the events described, and then compute the new ROI figure. Consider each question separately, starting in each case from the data used to compute the original ROI in (l) above. 2. Using Lean Production, the company is able to reduce the average level of inventory by $400,000. (The released funds are used to pay off short-term creditors.) 3. The company achieves a cost savings of $32,000 per year by using less costly materials. 4. The company issues bonds and uses the proceeds to purchase machinery and equipment that…arrow_forwardThe Willard Division's operating data for the past two years are provided below: Return on investment Net operating income Turnover Margin Sales The sales for Year 2 were: $ For the past year, the return on investment was: For the past year, the turnover used in ROI calculations was: For the past year, the minimum required rate of return was: Year 1 The Willard Division's margin in Year 2 was 150% of the margin in Year 1. The net operating income for Year 1 was: 12 ? ? ? 3,200,000 % $ Year 2 36 360,000 3 ? ?arrow_forward
- 1. Calculate return on investment (ROI) and residual income for each division for last year. 2. Recalculate ROI and residual income for the division for each independent situation that follows: a. Operating income increases by 10 percent. b. Operating income decreases by 11 percent. c. The company invests $245,000 in each division, an amount that generates $119,000 additional income per division. d. Coolbrook changes its hurdle rate to 4.76 percent.arrow_forwardThe following data has been provided for a company's most recent year of operations: Return on investment 22% Average operating assets Minimum required rate of return $40,000 16% The residual income for the year was closest to:arrow_forwardrequired: The residual income for the AB Division last year was The return on investment last year for the AB Company was (percent)arrow_forward
- Lasky Manufacturing has two divisions: Carolinas and Northeast. Lasky has a cost of capital of 7.5 percent. Selected financial information (in thousands of dollars) for the first year of business follows: Sales revenue Income Divisional assets (beginning of year) Current liabilities (beginning of year) R&D expendituresa aR&D is assumed to benefit two periods. All R&D is spent at the beginning of the year. Required: a-1. Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming Lasky uses return on investment (ROI). a-2. Which division had the better performance? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req A1 Divisions Carolinas $2,400 160 1,000 320 1,200 Req A2 Carolinas Northeast Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming Lasky uses return on investment (ROI). Note: Enter your answers as a percentage rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 32.1). Northeast $ 7,200 372 1,500 320 1,120 ROI % %arrow_forwardLasky Manufacturing has two divisions: Carolinas and Northeast. Lasky has a cost of capital of 7.5 percent. Selected financial information (in thousands of dollars) for the first year of business follows: Sales revenue Income Divisional assets (beginning of year) Current liabilities (beginning of year) R&D expendituresa aR&D is assumed to benefit two periods. All R&D is spent at the beginning of the year. Required: a-1. Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming Lasky Manufacturing uses economic value added (EVA). a-2. Which division had the better performance? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req A1 Divisions Req A2 Carolinas Northeast Carolinas $ 1,100 190 1,000 190 550 Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming Lasky Manufacturing uses economic value added (EVA). Note: Note: Enter answers in thousands of dollars. Round your answers to 1 decimal place. EVAarrow_forwardLasky Manufacturing has two divisions: Carolinas and Northeast. Lasky has a cost of capital of 7.5 percent. Selected financial information (in thousands of dollars) for the first year of business follows: Sales revenue Income Divisional assets (beginning of year) Current liabilities (beginning of year) R&D expendituresa aR&D is assumed to benefit two periods. All R&D is spent at the beginning of the year. Required: a-1. Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming Lasky uses return on investment (ROI). a-2. Which division had the better performance? Req A1 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Divisions Carolinas $ 2,100 170 1,000 290 1,050 Req A2 Carolinas Northeast Northeast $ 6,600 372 1,500 290 970 Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming Lasky uses return on investment (ROI). Note: Enter your answers as a percentage rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 32.1). ROI % %arrow_forward
- Principles of Accounting Volume 2AccountingISBN:9781947172609Author:OpenStaxPublisher:OpenStax CollegeManagerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337912020Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. TaylerPublisher:South-Western College PubManagerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Busines...AccountingISBN:9781337115773Author:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. HeitgerPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Ser...AccountingISBN:9781305970663Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. MowenPublisher:Cengage LearningFinancial And Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337902663Author:WARREN, Carl S.Publisher:Cengage Learning,