Analyze Kingston Kitchens

Kingston Kitchens operates both franchised and company$-$operated restaurants under the brand name Kingston Kitchens. Operating income, sales, and invested assets for both segments

are provided as follows:

a$.$ Determine the profit margin for company$-$operated and franchised restaurants. Round to the nearest whole percent.

b$.$ Determine the investment turnover for company$-$operated and franchised restaurants. Round to two decimal places.

c$.$ Use the DuPont formula to determine the return on investment for company$-$operated and franchised restaurants.

d$.$ The profit margin, investment turnover, and ROI favor

restaurants. Thus, from a financial perspective,

route for expanding into the Midwest. In addition, Kingston may be able to expand faster using

appears to be a more favorable