"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 (RO) 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 Rol, 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 Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income Divisional average operating assets $ 22,835,000 14,297,200 8,537,800 6,190,000 $ 2,347,800 $ 4,000,000 The company had an overall return on investment (ROI) 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 muld increase average operating assets by $2,755,000. The cost and revenue characteristics of the new product line per year would be: Sales Variable expenses Fixed expenses $9,915,000 658 of sales $2,607,450 Required: + Pamita the fire Drette rielanle Difor their Prey Next 3 of 3 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 new product line. d. Using the residual income approach, if you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reje Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 to 3 Reg 4 Req 5 Req 6A to 6C Req 6D 6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 14% and that perfo 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 adds the new product line. 1. Residual income for this year 2. Residual income for the new product line by itself 3. Residual income for next year (Rod 5 Req6D >