Fashion Forward, Inc. is decentralized into two divisions which are investment centers: Men’s Wear and Women’s Wear.  For the past year, the Women’s Wear division had the following ratios: Return on Investment                   27% Profit Margin                                     15% Investment Turnover                     1.8 The following data relates to the Men’s Wear division for the past year. Sales                                                      $18,000,000 Cost of goods sold                           $12,000,000 Operating expenses                       $4,200,000 Invested assets                              $10,000,000   Question A) Fashion Forward awards bonuses to divisional mangers equal to $4,000 for each percentage point by which divisional ROI exceeds 12%. Calculate the bonus that the Men’s Wear division manager received last year.  (show work) Question B)  Calculate the profit margin for the Men’s Wear division for the past year.  (show work)

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Fashion Forward, Inc. is decentralized into two divisions which are investment centers: Men’s Wear and Women’s Wear. 

For the past year, the Women’s Wear division had the following ratios:

Return on Investment                   27%

Profit Margin                                     15%

Investment Turnover                     1.8

The following data relates to the Men’s Wear division for the past year.

Sales                                                      $18,000,000

Cost of goods sold                           $12,000,000

Operating expenses                       $4,200,000

Invested assets                              $10,000,000

 

Question A) Fashion Forward awards bonuses to divisional mangers equal to $4,000 for each percentage point by which divisional ROI exceeds 12%. Calculate the bonus that the Men’s Wear division manager received last year.  (show work)

Question B)  Calculate the profit margin for the Men’s Wear division for the past year.  (show work)

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