The income statement for Huerra Company for last year is provided below: Sales Less: Variable expenses Total $38,000,000 22,800,000 Unit $380.00 228.00 Contribution margin Less: Fixed expense 15,200,000 7,600,000 152.00 76.00 Net operating income Less: Income taxes @ 30% 7,600,000 2,280,000 76.00 22.80 Net income $ 5,320,000 $ 53.20 The company had average operating assets of $19,000,000 during the year. Required: 1. Compute the company's ROI for the period using the ROI formula stated in terms of margin and turnover. (Round intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places. Enter your percentage answer rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. ROI 28.00 % 2. Consider each of the following questions separately and then compute the new ROI figure. Indicate whether the ROI will increase, decrease, or remain unchanged as a result of the events described. a. By using JIT, the company is able to reduce the average level of inventory by $400,000. (The released funds are used to pay off short-term creditors.) (Round intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places. Enter your percentage answer rounded to 2 decimal places i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).) & Answer is complete but not entirely correct. ROI 25.89 % increase b. The company achieves a savings of $19 per unit by using cheaper materials. (Round intermediate and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. 10.00 % increase ROI c. The company issues bonds and uses the proceeds to purchase machinery and equipment, thus increasing the average assets by $600,000. Interest on the bonds is $60,000 per year. Sales remain unchanged. The new more efficient equipment reduces fixed production costs by $30,000 per year. (Round intermediate and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. 21.20 % decrease ROI d. As a result of a more intense effort by the sales staff, sales are increased by 25%; operating assets remain unchanged. (Round intermediate and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. 25.00 % increase ROI e. Obsolete items of inventory carried on the records at a cost of $100,000 are scrapped and sold for 10% of the book value. (Use full amount of scrap while calculating average operating assets. Round intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places. Enter your percentage answer rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. 28.18 % decrease ROI f. The company uses $300,000 in cash (received on accounts receivable) to repurchase and retire some of its common shares. The net effect of this transaction is a $300,000 change in average operating assets. (Use full amount of scrap while calculating average operating assets. Round intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places. Enter your percentage answer rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. ROI 28.45 $ % increase g. The company pays a cash dividend to its shareholders, which results in a $200,000 change in average operating assets. (Round intermediate calculation to 2 decimal places. Enter your percentage answer rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. ROI 27.23 % increase
