Austen Ceramics, a division of Gammaro Corporation, has an operating income of $$63,000$ and total assets of

$$420,000.$ The required rate of return for the company is $9\%.$ The company is evaluating whether it should use

return on investment $(ROI)$ or residual income $(RI)$ as a measurement of performance for its division managers. The

manager of Austen Ceramics has the opportunity to undertake a new project that will require an investment of

$$140,000.$ This investment would earn $$18,200$ for the company.

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Requirements

What is the original return on investment $($ROI$)$ for Austen Ceramics $($before making any

additional investment$)?$

What would the ROI be for Austen Ceramics if this investment opportunity were undertaken?

Would the manager of the Austen Ceramics division want to make this investment if she were

evaluated based on ROI? Why or why not?

What is the ROI of the investment opportunity? Would the investment be desirable from the

standpoint of Gammaro Corporation? Why or why not?

What would the residual income $(RI)$ be for Austen Ceramics if this investment opportunity

were to be undertaken? Would the manager of the Austen Ceramics division want to make this

investment if she were evaluated based on RI$?$ Why or why not?

What is the RI of the investment opportunity? Would the investment be desirable from the

standpoint of Gammaro Corporation? Why or why not?

Which performance measurement method, ROI or RI$,$ promotes goal congruence? Why?