The condensed income statement for the Consumer Products Division of Tri-State Industries Inc. is as follows (assuming no support department allocations):

Sales	$1,216,000
Cost of goods sold	(547,200)
Gross profit	$668,800
Administrative expenses	(425,600)
Operating income	$243,200

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 $3,040,000 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 %
Investment turnover	fill in the blank 2
Return on investment	fill in the blank 3 %

b. If expenses could be reduced by $60,800 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
Return on investment	fill in the blank 6 %