Back Mountain Industries (BMI) has two divisions: East and West. BMI has a cost of capital of 10 percent. Selected financial information (in thousands of dollars) for the first year of business follows: Sales revenue Income Investment (beginning of year) Current liabilities (beginning of year) R&D expendituresa Divisions East West aR&D is assumed to benefit two periods. All R&D is spent at the beginning of the year. Required: a-1. Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming BMI uses return on investment (ROI). (Round your final answers to nearest whole percentage value.) ROI O East O West % % a-2. Which division had the better performance? East $2,100 750 3,100 310 1,050 West $7,200 1,050 4,100 310 950

Back Mountain Industries (BMI) has two divisions: East and West. BMI has a cost of capital of 10 percent. Selected financial information (in thousands of dollars) for the first year of business follows: Sales revenue Income Investment (beginning of year) Current liabilities (beginning of year) R&D expendituresa Divisions East West aR&D is assumed to benefit two periods. All R&D is spent at the beginning of the year. Required: a-1. Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming BMI uses return on investment (ROI). (Round your final answers to nearest whole percentage value.) ROI O East O West % % a-2. Which division had the better performance? East $2,100 750 3,100 310 1,050 West $7,200 1,050 4,100 310 950

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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