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#4 REVISED PROBLEM 13-42 ACC 650 - Management Accounting Megatronics Corporation, a massive retailer of electronic products, is organized in four separate divisions. The four
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REVISED PROBLEM 13-42
ACC 650 - Management Accounting
Megatronics Corporation, a massive retailer of electronic products, is organized in four separate divisions. The four divisional managers are evaluated at year-end, and bonuses are awarded based on ROI. Last year, the company as a whole produced a 13 percent return on its investment. During the past week, management of the companys Northeast Division was approached about the possibility of buying a competitor that had decided to redirect its retail activities. (If the competitor is acquired, it will be acquired at its book value.) The data that follow relate to recent performance of the Northeast Division and the competitor:
| NE DIVISION | COMPETITOR | |
| SALES | $8,600,000 | $4,250,000 |
| VARIABLE COSTS | 75% of sales | 60% of sales |
| FIXED COSTS | $1,800,000 | $1,600,000 |
| INVESTED CAPITAL | $3,100,000 | $225,000 |
Management has determined that in order to upgrade the competitor to Megatronics standards, an additional $275,000 of invested capital would be needed.
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4. Would the division be better off if it didnt upgrade the competitor to Megatronics standards? Show computations to support your answer.
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Human Resource Management
Authors: Robert L. Mathis, John H. Jackson
13th Edition
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