Managerial Accounting
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Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor
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Chapter 10, Problem 2.1GAP
Calculating Unknowns, Predicting Relationship among
The following is partial information for Charleston Company’s most recent year of operation. It manufactures Iawn mowers and categories operations into two divisions: Bermuda and Midiron.
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Without making any calculations, determine whether each division's return on investment is above or below Charleston's hurdle rate. How can you tell?
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services to the operators of the North Slope oil field in Alaska. Data concerning
the most recent year appear below:
Sales
Net operating income
Average operating assets
Required:
1. Compute the margin.
Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
2. Compute the turnover.
Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
3. Compute the return on investment (ROI).
Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal
places.
1. Margin
2. Turnover
3. ROI
%
$ 18,500,000
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Alaska. Data concerning the most recent year appear below.
Sales
Net operating income.
Average operating assets.
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Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
2. Compute the turnover.
Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
3. Compute the return on investment (ROI).
Note: Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.
1. Margin
2. Tumover
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