6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 14% and that performance is evaluated using residual income. a. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for this year. b. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for the new product line by itself. c. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for next year assuming that it performs the same as this year and adds the new product line.
6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 14% and that performance is evaluated using residual income. a. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for this year. b. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for the new product line by itself. c. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for next year assuming that it performs the same as this year and adds the new product line.
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Transcribed Image Text:"I know headquarters wents us to add that new product line," said Dell Havesi, manoger of Billings Company's Office Products Division.
"But I want to see the numbers before I make any move. Our division's return on investment (ROI) has led the company for three years,
and I don't want any letdown."
Billings Company is a decentralized wholessler with five sutonomous divisions. The divisions are evalusted on the basis of ROI, with
year-end bonuses given to the divisional managers who hove the highest ROls. Operating results for the company's Office Products
Division for this year are given below:
Sales
Variable expenses
Contribution margin
Fixed expenses
$ 22,835, 80e
14,297, 200
8,537, 80e
6,198, e00
2,347, 800
Net operating income
Divisional average operating assets
4, e0e, eee
The company had an overall return on investment (ROI) of 17.00% this yeer (considering all divisions). Next year the Office Products
Division has an opportunity to add a new product line that would require an additional investment that would increase average
operating assets by $2,755,000. The cost and revenue charecteristics of the new product line per year would be:
Sales
$9,915,888
65% of sales
Variable expenses
Fixed expenses
$2, 687,450
Required:
1. Compute the Office Products Division's margin, turnover, and ROI for this yeor.
2. Compute the Office Products Division's margin, turnover, and ROl for the new product line by itself.
3. Compute the Office Products Division's margin, turnover, end ROl for next year assuming that it performs the same os this year and
adds the new product line.
4. If you were in Dell Havesi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line?
5. Why do you suppose hesdquarters is anxious for the Office Products Division to add the new product line?
6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 14% and that performance is evaluated using
residual income.
a. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for this year.
b. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for the new product line by itself.
c. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for next year essuming that it performs the same as this year and adds the
new product line.
d. Using the residual income approsch, if you were in Dell Havasi's position, would you accept or reject the new product line?
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6. Suppose that the company's minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 14% and that performance is
evaluated using residual income.
a. Compute the Office Products Division's residual income for this year.
b. Compute the orfice Products Division's residual income for the new product line by itself.
c. Compute the orrice Products Division's residual income for next year assuming that it performs the same as this year and
adds the new product line.
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