Sunland Corporation recently announced a bonus plan to reward the manager of its most profitable division. The three divisional managers are to decide which performance measure will be used to evaluate profitability. Sunland Corporation requires a 10% minimum return on investment. The following information is available for the year just ended. Divisional Divisional Operating Invested Division Operating Assets Income Capital Ashton $870,000 $93,090 $197,000
Sunland Corporation recently announced a bonus plan to reward the manager of its most profitable division. The three divisional managers are to decide which performance measure will be used to evaluate profitability. Sunland Corporation requires a 10% minimum return on investment. The following information is available for the year just ended. Divisional Divisional Operating Invested Division Operating Assets Income Capital Ashton $870,000 $93,090 $197,000
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Transcribed Image Text:Sunland Corporation recently announced a bonus plan to reward the manager of its most profitable division. The three divisional
managers are to decide which performance measure will be used to evaluate profitability. Sunland Corporation requires a 10%
minimum return on investment.
The following information is available for the year just ended.
Divisional
Divisional
Operating
Invested
Division
Operating Assets
Income
Capital
Ashton
$870,000
$93,090
$197,000
Drye
790,000
88,480
67,000
Poole
485,000
57,230
117,000

Transcribed Image Text:(b) Calculate residual income. (If the amount is negative then enter with a negative sign preceding the number, e.g. -5,125 or parentheses, e.g.
(5,125).)
Residual Income
Ashton
Drye
Poole
Which division performed the best?
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%24
%24
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