Sheridan Company recorded operating data for its shoe division for the year as follows: Sales Contribution margin Total fixed costs Average total operating assets $800000 O 21% O 23% O 24% O 11% 129000 85400 390000 What is the ROI for the year if management is able to identify a way to improve the contribution margin by $50000, assuming fixed costs are held constant?
Sheridan Company recorded operating data for its shoe division for the year as follows: Sales Contribution margin Total fixed costs Average total operating assets $800000 O 21% O 23% O 24% O 11% 129000 85400 390000 What is the ROI for the year if management is able to identify a way to improve the contribution margin by $50000, assuming fixed costs are held constant?
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![Sheridan Company recorded operating data for its shoe division for the year as follows:
Sales
Contribution margin
Total fixed costs
Average total operating
assets
O 21%
O 23%
O 24%
O 11%
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$800000
What is the ROI for the year if management is able to identify a way to improve the contribution margin by $50000, assuming fixed
costs are held constant?
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Transcribed Image Text:Sheridan Company recorded operating data for its shoe division for the year as follows:
Sales
Contribution margin
Total fixed costs
Average total operating
assets
O 21%
O 23%
O 24%
O 11%
Save for Later
$800000
What is the ROI for the year if management is able to identify a way to improve the contribution margin by $50000, assuming fixed
costs are held constant?
O E
129000
85400
(
390000
199
2
.C
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![Sunland Division's operating results include: controllable margin of $280000, sales totaling $1400000, and average operating assets
of $800000. Sunland is considering a project with sales of $100000, expenses of $84000, and an investment of average operating
assets of $200000. Sunland's required rate of return is 10%. Should Sunland accept this project?
O Yes, ROI will drop by 6.6% which is still above the minimum required rate of return.
O Yes, ROI still exceeds the cost of capital.
O No, the return is less than the required rate of 10%.
O No, ROI will decrease to 8%.
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Transcribed Image Text:Sunland Division's operating results include: controllable margin of $280000, sales totaling $1400000, and average operating assets
of $800000. Sunland is considering a project with sales of $100000, expenses of $84000, and an investment of average operating
assets of $200000. Sunland's required rate of return is 10%. Should Sunland accept this project?
O Yes, ROI will drop by 6.6% which is still above the minimum required rate of return.
O Yes, ROI still exceeds the cost of capital.
O No, the return is less than the required rate of 10%.
O No, ROI will decrease to 8%.
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