The green division of Sandhill Company reported the following data for the current year: Sales Variable...

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The green division of Sandhill Company reported the following data for the current year: Sales Variable costs $3,024,000 2,026,080 Controllable fixed costs 604,800 Average operating assets 5,040,000 Top management is unhappy with the investment centre's return on investment. It asks the manager of the green division to submit plans to improve the ROI in the next year. The manager believes it is reasonable to consider each of the following independent courses of action. 1. Increase sales by $504,000 with no change in the contribution margin percentage. 2. Reduce variable costs by $151,200. 3. Reduce average operating assets by 3%. (a) Calculate the return on investment for the current year. (Round ROI to 1 decimal place, e.g. 1.5%.) Return on Investment % The green division of Sandhill Company reported the following data for the current year: Sales Variable costs $3,024,000 2,026,080 Controllable fixed costs 604,800 Average operating assets 5,040,000 Top management is unhappy with the investment centre's return on investment. It asks the manager of the green division to submit plans to improve the ROI in the next year. The manager believes it is reasonable to consider each of the following independent courses of action. 1. Increase sales by $504,000 with no change in the contribution margin percentage. 2. Reduce variable costs by $151,200. 3. Reduce average operating assets by 3%. (a) Calculate the return on investment for the current year. (Round ROI to 1 decimal place, e.g. 1.5%.) Return on Investment %