Profit Margin, Investment Turnover, and Return on Investment

The condensed income statement for the Consumer Products Division of Fargo Industries Inc. is as follows $($assuming no service department cost allocations$)$:

Sales $$944,000$

Cost of goods sold $424,800$

Gross profit $$519,200$

Administrative expenses $330,400$

Income from operations $$188,800$

The manager of the Consumer Products Division is considering ways to increase the return on investment.

a$.$ Using the DuPont formula for return on investment, determine the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment of the Consumer Products Division, assuming that $$2,360,000$ of assets have been invested in the Consumer Products Division. Round the investment turnover to one decimal place.

Profit margin fill in the blank $1$

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Investment turnover fill in the blank $2$

Rate of return on investment fill in the blank $3$

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b$.$ If expenses could be reduced by $$47,200$ without decreasing sales, what would be the impact on the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment for the Consumer Products Division? Round the investment turnover to one decimal place.

Profit margin fill in the blank $4$

$\%$

Investment turnover fill in the blank $5$

Rate of return on investment fill in the blank $6$

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