Benson Corporation operates three investment centers. The following financial statements apply to the investment center named Bowman Division. BOWMAN DIVISION Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, Year 2 $107,280 58,475 48,805 Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Gross margin Operating expenses Selling expenses Depreciation expense Operating income Nonoperating item Loss on sale of land (2,680) (4,055) 42,070 (4,600) $ 37.470 Net income
Benson Corporation operates three investment centers. The following financial statements apply to the investment center named Bowman Division. BOWMAN DIVISION Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, Year 2 $107,280 58,475 48,805 Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Gross margin Operating expenses Selling expenses Depreciation expense Operating income Nonoperating item Loss on sale of land (2,680) (4,055) 42,070 (4,600) $ 37.470 Net income
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Transcribed Image Text:Benson Corporation operates three investment centers. The following financial statements apply to the investment center named
Bowman Division.
BOWMAN DIVISION
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, Year 2
$107,280
58,475
48,805
Sales revenue
Cost of goods sold
Gross margin
Operating expenses
Selling expenses
Depreciation expense
Operating income
Nonoperating item
Loss on sale of land
(2,680)
(4,055)
42,070
(4,600)
$ 37,470
Net income
BOWMAN DIVISION
Balance Sheet
As of December 31, Year 2
Assets
$ 12,662
40,416
37,700
90,378
9,100
Cash
Accounts receivable
Merchandise inventory
Equipment less accumulated depreciation
Nonoperating assets
Total assets
$190,256
Liabilities
Accounts payable
Notes payable
Stockholders' equity
9,457
69,000
$
Common stock
79,000
32,799
Retained earnings
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity
$190,256
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c. Calculate the ROI for Bowman.
d. Benson has a desired ROl of 13 percent. Headquarters has $91,000 of funds to assign to its investment centers. The manager of the
Bowman Division has an opportunity to invest the funds at an ROI of 15 percent. The other two divisions have investment
opportunities that yield only 14 percent. Calculate the new ROI for Bowman division, if the investment opportunity is adopted by
Bowman.
e. Based on the original data, calculate the original residual income. Also, calculate the new residual income based on information
provided in Requirement d.

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Calculate the ROI for Bowman. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (i.e., 0.2345 should be entered as 23.45).)
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