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3/23/2017 Assignment Print View [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] The following data pertain to British Isles Aggregates Company, a producer of sand, gravel, and cement, for the year just ended. Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Operating expenses Average invested capital 7,000,000 2,660,000 3,920,000 1,400,000 denotes the British pound sterling, the national monetary unit of Great Britain. 6. Award: 4.20 points 3a. Assuming that the expenses and cost of goods sold are reduced in order to improve the firm's ROI to 35 percent, compute the firm's new sales margin. 3b. Show how the new sales margin and the old capital turnover together result in a new ROI of 35 percent. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 3A Req 3B Assuming that the expenses and cost of goods sold are reduced in order to improve the firm's ROI to 35 percent, compute the firm's new sales margin. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places (i.e., .1234 should be entered as 12.34).) New sales margin % previous next References Worksheet Learning Objective: 1302 Compute an investment center's return on investment (ROI), residual income (RI), and economic value added (EVA). http://ezto.mheducation.com/hm.tpx?todo=c15SinglePrintView&singleQuestionNo=6.&postSubmissionView=13252705367571354,13252705587778911&wid=132... 1/2 3/23/2017 Assignment Print View Difficulty: 1 Easy Learning Objective: 1303 Explain how a manager can improve ROI by increasing either the sales margin or capital turnover. http://ezto.mheducation.com/hm.tpx?todo=c15SinglePrintView&singleQuestionNo=6.&postSubmissionView=13252705367571354,13252705587778911&wid=132... 2/2