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Westerville Company reported the following results from last years operations:

Sales $ 1,800,000
Variable expenses 740,000
Contribution margin 1,060,000
Fixed expenses 700,000
Net operating income $ 360,000
Average operating assets $ 1,200,000

At the beginning of this year, the company has a $400,000 investment opportunity with the following cost and revenue characteristics:

Sales $ 600,000
Contribution margin ratio 60 % of sales
Fixed expenses $ 288,000

The companys minimum required rate of return is 10%.

1. What is last years margin?

2. What is last years turnover? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

3. What is last years return on investment (ROI)?

4. What is the margin related to this years investment opportunity?

5. What is the turnover related to this years investment opportunity? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

6. What is the ROI related to this years investment opportunity?

7. If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what margin will it earn this year? (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e .1234 should be entered as 12.3))

8. If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what turnover will it earn this year? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

9. If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what ROI will it earn this year? (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be considered as 12.3%.))

10-a. If Westervilles chief executive officer will earn a bonus only if her ROI from this year exceeds her ROI from last year, would she pursue the investment opportunity?

multiple choice 1

  • Yes

  • No

10-b. Would the owners of the company want her to pursue the investment opportunity?

multiple choice 2

  • Yes

  • No

11. What is last years residual income?

12. What is the residual income of this years investment opportunity?

13. If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what residual income will it earn this year?

14. If Westervilles chief executive officer will earn a bonus only if her residual income from this year exceeds her residual income from last year, would she pursue the investment opportunity?

multiple choice

  • Yes

  • No

15-a. Assume that the contribution margin ratio of the investment opportunity was 50% instead of 60%. If Westervilles Chief Executive Officer will earn a bonus only if her residual income from this year exceeds her residual income from last year, would she pursue the investment opportunity?

multiple choice 1

  • Yes

  • No

15-b. Would the owners of the company want her to pursue the investment opportunity?

multiple choice 2

  • Yes

  • No

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