ZIL Inc. operates two divisions, which are treated as investment centers. Data for each division for Year

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ZIL Inc. operates two divisions, which are treated as investment centers. Data for each division for Year 4 are as follows (in '000s):
....................Division A ..................Division B
Net income ........$ 65,000 ....................$140,000
Total assets....... $400,000.................... $850,000
The company's required rate of return is 15%. The president wishes to evaluate the performance of these divisions and is not sure whether to use return on investment (ROI) or residual income (RI) as the performance measure.
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Which division performed better based on the ROI and RI performance measures?
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Cost Management Measuring Monitoring And Motivating Performance

ISBN: 9781118168875

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Authors: Leslie G. Eldenburg, Susan Wolcott, Liang Hsuan Chen, Gail Cook

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