Knitpix Products is a division of Parker Textiles Inc. During the coming year, it expects to earn income Of $310,000 based on sales of $3.45 million; without any new investments, the division will have average operating assets of $3 million. The division is considering a capital investment projectadding knitting machines to produce gaiters that requires an additional investment of $600,000 and increases net income by $57,500 (sales would increase by $575,000). If made, the investment would increase beginning operating assets by $600,000 and ending operating assets by $400,000.

Assume that the actual cost of capital for the company is 7 percent.

Required:

• Compute the ROl for the division without the investment.

• Compute the margin and turnover ratios without the investment. Show that the product of the margin and turnover ratios equals the ROI computed in Requirement 1.

• Compute the ROI for the division with the new investment. Do you think the divisional manager will approve the investment?

• Compute the margin and turnover ratios for the division with the new investment. Compare these with the old ratios.

• Compute the EVA of the division with and without the investment. Should the manager decide to make the knitting machine investment?