FUNDAMENTAL'S OF COST ACCOUNTING LL
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Megamart provides the following Information on its two Investment centers.
Investment Center
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Sales
$ 63,460,000
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1. Compute return on Investment for each center. Using return on investment, which center is most efficient at using assets to
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FUNDAMENTAL'S OF COST ACCOUNTING LL
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