"I know headquarters wants us to add that new product line," said Dell Havasi, manager of Billings Company's Office Products Division "But I want to see the numbers before I make any move. Our division's return on investment (ROI) has led the company for three years, and I don't want any letdown. Billings Company is a decentralized wholesale with five autonomous divisions. The divisions are evaluated on the basis of rol, with year-end bonuses given to the divisional managers who have the highest Rols. Operating results for the company's Office Products Division for this year are given below: ok 1 nes Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income Divisional average operating assets $ 22,235,000 13.981,800 8,253,200 6,100,000 53.153,200 $ 4,625,000 The company had an overall return on investment (RON of 17.00% this year (considering all divisions). Next year the Office Products Division has an opportunity to add a new product line that would require an additional Investment that would increase average operating assets by $2,400,000. The cost and revenue characteristics of the new product line per year would be: Sales Variable expenses Fixed expenses $9,600,000 65% of sales $2,582,400 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. -ces Reg 1 to 3 Req 4 Reg 5 Reg 6A to 6C Req 6D 6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 14% and that performance is evaluated using residual income. a. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for this year. b. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for the new product line by itself. c. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for next year assuming that it performs the same as this year and adds the new product line. Show less 1. Residual income for this year 2 Residual income for the new product line by itself 3. Residual income for next year Answer is not complete. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 to 3 Reg 4 Reg 5 Reg 6A to 6C Req 6D 1. Compute the Office Products Division's ROI for this year. 2. Compute the Office Products Division's ROI for the new product line by itself. 3. Compute the Office Products Division's ROI for next year assuming that it performs the same as this product line. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 1. 46.55 % % ROI for this year ROI for the new product line by itself ROI for next year 2. > 32.40 3. 41.70 X %
