For its three investment centres, Stahl Company accumulates the following data:      Centre I   Centre II   Centre III Sales   $1,971,600   $4,003,000   $3,944,000 Controllable margin   788,640   2,346,970   3,643,800 Average operating assets   4,929,000   8,093,000   12,146,000 The centres expect the following changes in the next year: Centre I a 20% increase in sales; Centre II a $323,720 decrease in costs; and Centre III a $485,840 decrease in average operating assets. Calculate the expected return on investment for each centre. Assume Centre I has a contribution margin percentage of 80%. (Round ROI to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.57%.)     Centre I   Centre II   Centre III The expected return on investment     %     %     %

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For its three investment centres, Stahl Company accumulates the following data: 

   

Centre I

 

Centre II

 

Centre III

Sales   $1,971,600   $4,003,000   $3,944,000
Controllable margin   788,640   2,346,970   3,643,800
Average operating assets   4,929,000   8,093,000   12,146,000


The centres expect the following changes in the next year: Centre I a 20% increase in sales; Centre II a $323,720 decrease in costs; and Centre III a $485,840 decrease in average operating assets.

Calculate the expected return on investment for each centre. Assume Centre I has a contribution margin percentage of 80%. (Round ROI to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.57%.)

   

Centre I

 

Centre II

 

Centre III

The expected return on investment  

  %

 

  %

 

  %

 

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