Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 23, Problem 23.24E
ROI and RI with
| Direct materials | $5,000 per unit |
| Setup | $1,500 per setup-hour |
| Production | $ 415 per machine-hour |
General administration and selling costs for Simplegreen total $7,820,000 in 2017. During the year, Excellent Motor produced 11,000 Simplegreen cars using 6,000 setup-hours and 139,000 machine-hours. It sold these cars for $12,000 each.
- 1. Assuming that Excellent Motor defines investment as average assets during the period, what is the
return on investment for the Simplegreen division?
Required
- 2. Calculate the residual income for Simplegreen if Excellent Motor has a required
rate of return of 16% on investments.
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Chapter 23 Solutions
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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