"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 wholesaler with five autonomous divisions. The divisions are evaluated on the basis of ROI, with year-end bonuses given to the divisional managers who have the highest ROIs. Operating results for the company's Office Products Division for this year are given below:

Sales $ 21,200,000

Variable expenses 13,405,600

Contribution margin 7,794,400

Fixed expenses 5,950,000

Net operating income $ 1,844,400

Divisional average operating assets $ 4,240,000

The company had an overall return on investment (ROI) of 19.00% 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 $2,600,000. The cost and revenue characteristics of the new product line per year would be:

Sales $9,100,000

Variable expenses 65% of sales

Fixed expenses $2,538,900

Required

Compute the Office Products Division's ROI for next year assuming that it performs the same as this year and adds the new product line