I know headquarters wants us to add that new product lipe," sald 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 (ROl) 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 glven below: The company had an overall return on investment (ROI) of 16.00% this year (considering all divisions). Next year the Ofice Products Division has an opportunity to add a new product line that would require an additional investment that would increase average operating assets by $2,289,300. The cost and revenue characteristics of the new product line per year would be: Required: 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 year and adds the new product line. 4. If you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? 5. Why do you suppose headquarters is anxious for the Office Products Division to add the new product line? 6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 13% 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. d. Using the residual income approach, if you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 1. Compute the orfice Products Division's ROI for this year. 2. Compute the Office Products Division's ROI for the new product line by itself. 3. Comoute the Office Products Division's ROI for next vear assumina that it performs the same as this vear and adds the new residuat 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. d. Using the residual income approach, if you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 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 ROl for next year assuming that it performs the same as this year and adds the new product line. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 5. Why do you suppose headquarters is anxious for the Office Products Division to add the new product line? 6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 13% and that performance is evalt 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 a new product line. d. Using the residual in bme approach, if you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. If you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? 3. Compute the Office Products Division's ROl for next year assuming that it performs the same as this year and adds the new product line. 4. If you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? 5. Why do you suppose headquarters is anxious for the Office Products Division to add the new product line? 6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 13% 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. d. Using the residual income approach, if you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Why do you suppose headquarters is anxious for the Office Products Division to add the new product line? Adding the new line would increase the company's overall ROI. Adding the new line would decrease the company's overall ROI. 4. If you were in Deli Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? 5. Why do you suppose headquarters is anxious for the Office Products Division to add the new product line? 6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 13% 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. d. Using the residual income approach, if you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of retum on operating assets is 13% 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 residyal income for the new product line by itself. c. Compute the office Products Division's residial income for next year assuming that it performs the same as this year and adds the naw product line. Required: 1. Compute the Office Products Division's ROl 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 year and adds the new product line. 4. If you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? 5. Why do you suppose headquarters is anxious for the Office Products Division to add the new product ine? 6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 13% and that performance is evaluated using residual income. a, Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for this year. b. Compute the Otfice 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. d. Using the residual income approach, If you wore in Dell Hovasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Using the resldual income approach, If you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line
