ACCT 2302 Managerial Accounting Chapter 22 Ex 22-8
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Exercise 22-8 Computing return on assets and residual income; investing decision LO A1
Megamart, a retailer of consumer goods, provides the following information on two of its departments (each considered an investment center). |
| Investment Center | Sales | Net Income | Average Invested Assets | ||||
| Electronics | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 442,500 | $ | 2,950,000 | |
| Sporting goods | 8,600,000 | 896,000 | 5,600,000 | ||||
| 1.1 | Compute return on investment for each department.
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| 1.2 | Using return on investment, which department is most efficient at using assets to generate returns for the company? |
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| 2.1 | Assume a target income level of 12.9% of average invested assets. Compute residual income for each department. |
| 2.2 | Which department generated the most residual income for the company? |
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| 3. | Assume that the Electronics department is presented with a new investment opportunity that will yield a 15.6% return on assets. Should the new investment opportunity be accepted? |
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