Ch 10 Cullumber produces and sells two products—aluminum and vinyl. Each of these products is made in a dedicated manufacturing facility, and the product line managers are evaluated based on the product line’s return on investment. The following data is from the most recent year of operations.     Aluminum   Vinyl   Sales   $4,800,000   $4,200,000   Variable costs   2,304,000   2,355,000   Direct fixed costs   1,728,000   1,530,000   Average assets   3,200,000   1,500,000

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Cullumber produces and sells two products—aluminum and vinyl. Each of these products is made in a dedicated manufacturing facility, and the product line managers are evaluated based on the product line’s return on investment. The following data is from the most recent year of operations.

   
Aluminum
 
Vinyl
 
Sales
  $4,800,000   $4,200,000  
Variable costs
  2,304,000   2,355,000  
Direct fixed costs
  1,728,000   1,530,000  
Average assets
  3,200,000   1,500,000
Both product line managers would like to improve their respective returns on investment, and each manager has a different
idea about how to accomplish this. If the aluminum product line manager was able to increase sales volume such that the new
asset turnover was 2.20 times, what would be the new operating income? (Round variable cost ratio to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.25
and final answers to0 decimal places, e.g. 12,500.)
Operating income
$
What would be the new return on investment? (Round ROI to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.12%.)
New ROI
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Transcribed Image Text:Both product line managers would like to improve their respective returns on investment, and each manager has a different idea about how to accomplish this. If the aluminum product line manager was able to increase sales volume such that the new asset turnover was 2.20 times, what would be the new operating income? (Round variable cost ratio to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.25 and final answers to0 decimal places, e.g. 12,500.) Operating income $ What would be the new return on investment? (Round ROI to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.12%.) New ROI eTextbook and Media Save for Later Attempts: 0 of 5 used Submit Answer
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