Violante Ltd operates four departments, and data relevant to each are: Department Sales Cost of sales Other

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Violante Ltd operates four departments, and data relevant to each are:


Department


Sales


Cost of sales


Other 

expenses


Assets

Beginning


End

Electrical goods

Furniture

Kitchen

Decorating


$920000

765000

125000

55300


$765000

460000

92000

21500


$99000

169850

11440

14040


$380000

780000

92000

112000


$420000

810000

104000

96000


Required

A. Rank the four departments based on return on assets.

B. What is the residual profit of each department, assuming that the company requires a minimum return on the average investment in assets of 14%?

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Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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