Part A) Back Mountain Industries (BMI) has two divisions: East and West. BMI has a cost of capital of 10 percent. Selected financial information (in thousands of dollars) for the first year of business follows:

Part B)

Back Mountain Industries (BMI) has two divisions: East and West. BMI has a cost of capital of 10 percent. Selected financial information in thousands of dollars) for the first year of business follows: Sales revenue Income Investment (beginning of year) Current liabilities (beginning of year) R&D expendituresa East $2,900 1,150 3,900 390 1,450 West $8,800 1,530 4,900 390 1,350 aR&D is assumed to benefit two periods. All R&D is spent at the beginning of the year. Required: a-1. Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming BMI uses return on investment (ROI). (Round your final answers to nearest whole percentage value.) Divisions ROI East West a-2. Which division had the better performance? O East O West Back Mountain Industries (BMI) has two divisions: East and West. BMI has a cost of capital of 15 percent. Selected financial information (in thousands of dollars) for the first year of business follows: Sales revenue Income Investment (beginning of year) Current liabilities (beginning of year) R&D expendituresa East $4,000 725 1,750 350 1,250 West $8,000 840 3,000 350 1,150 aR&D is assumed to benefit two periods. All R&D is spent at the beginning of the year. Required: a-1. Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming BMI uses economic value added. (Enter answers in thousands of dollars. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Divisions EVA East West a-2. Which division had the better performance? O East o West