Managerial Accounting
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Chapter 10, Problem 2.5GBP
To determine
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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:
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The thoughts of each division manager if the proposed project is equally shared by each division.
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The following questions are to be considered independently. Carry out all computations to two decimal places.
1. Compute the Springfield club’s return on investment (ROI).
2. Assume that the manager of the club is able to increase sales by $70,000 and that, as a result, net operating income increases by $18,200. Further assume that this is possible without any increase in average operating assets. What would be the club’s return on investment (ROI)?
3. Assume that the manager of the club is able to reduce expenses by $14,000 without any change in sales or average operating assets. What would be the club’s return on investment (ROI)?
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Return on Investment and Residual Income Skyview Company has two divisions, Residential Skylights and Automotive Sunroofs. The manager of the Residential Skylights Division is evalu-
ated based on return on investment (ROI). The manager of the Automotive Sunroofs Division is evaluated based on residual income.The required return is 12% and the return on investment has been 16% for the two divisions. Each manager is currently considering a project with the following projections (in$000s):
Residential
Skylights
Automotive
Sunroofs
Projected operating income
$350
$560
Investment in operating assets
$2,500
$4,000
Required
a. What is the Residential Skylights’ ROI?
b. What is Automotive Sunroofs’ residual income?
c. According to the current evaluation system for managers, which manager(s) would have incen-
tive to undertake the project
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Fitness Fanatics is a regional chain of health clubs. The managers of the clubs, who have authority to make investments as needed, are evaluated based largely on return on investment (ROI). The company's Springfield Club reported the following results for the past year:
Sales
$
810,000
Net operating income
$
21,060
Average operating assets
$
100,000
The following questions are to be considered independently.
4. Assume that the manager of the club is able to reduce average operating assets by $40,000 without any change in sales or net operating income. What would be the club’s return on investment
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