Calculate the Beverage Division's return on investment that should be used to measure the management of the division's performance

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The following information relates to the beverage division of Namibia Wholesalers.

 

N$

Sales revenue                                                                            

        6 870 000 

Uncontrollable fixed costs traceable to the division                    

        2 040 000 

Allocated corporate overhead                                                         

           885 000 

Controllable fixed costs traceable to the division                     

        1 680 000 

Motor vehicles

        1 500 000 

Buildings

           900 000 

Fixtures and fitting

        2 225 000 

Trade payables

(600 000) 

Trade receivables

           750 000 

 

The variable costs take up to 35% of sales.

   
   

6.1.

Compute the following for the Beverage Division:

 

 

6.1.1 Segment contribution margin;

 

 

6.1.2 Controllable profit margin;

 

 

6.1.3 Segment profit margin.

 

 

6.2.

Calculate the Beverage Division's return on investment that should be used to measure the management of the division's performance

 

 

 

 

 

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