Brooks Company has three divisions - Northwest, South, and East. The followingsegmented financial information is for the most recent fiscal year ended December 31.SalesNorthwest Division$22,000,00010,000,0004,125,000South DivisionEast Division$18,000,000Cost of goods soldAllocated overheadSelling and administrative expenses 5,000,000$8,000,0002,000,0001,500,0003,200,0007,000,0003,375,0005,000,000In addition, the average operating assets totaled $15,000,000 for the Northwest Division,$6,500,000 for the South division, and $14,000,000 for the East division. Also, the cost ofcapital is 16 percent. The corporate tax rate is 30%.Required:You have been hired, an expert in financial analysis, to evaluate the operating performance ofthe three divisions. What division is performing the best? What division is performing the worst?

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