Two different business units of Skysong Corporation were engaged in a friendly competition to see which location would make the best use of a $49,000 investment. The business units had complete autonomy to spend the money on whatever investment would best serve their locations, but they were motivated to keep ROI trends moving in a positive direction. The following financial statements reflect each business unit's profitability and financial position at the end of the prior calendar year. Skysong Corporation uses a 7% minimum required rate of return. It is financed 70% with debt that carries an average 6% interest rate, and it averages an 8% cost of equity. Sales COGS Gross margin Selling expenses Administrative expenses Operating income Income tax expense Operating income after-tax Downtown $350,000 221,000 129,000 36,000 60,000 9,900 Uptown $452,000 $23,100 291,000 161,000 76,000 $33,000 $45,000 13,500 $31,500 40,000
Two different business units of Skysong Corporation were engaged in a friendly competition to see which location would make the best use of a $49,000 investment. The business units had complete autonomy to spend the money on whatever investment would best serve their locations, but they were motivated to keep ROI trends moving in a positive direction. The following financial statements reflect each business unit's profitability and financial position at the end of the prior calendar year. Skysong Corporation uses a 7% minimum required rate of return. It is financed 70% with debt that carries an average 6% interest rate, and it averages an 8% cost of equity. Sales COGS Gross margin Selling expenses Administrative expenses Operating income Income tax expense Operating income after-tax Downtown $350,000 221,000 129,000 36,000 60,000 9,900 Uptown $452,000 $23,100 291,000 161,000 76,000 $33,000 $45,000 13,500 $31,500 40,000
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Transcribed Image Text:Two different business units of Skysong Corporation were engaged in a friendly competition to see which location would make the
best use of a $49,000 investment. The business units had complete autonomy to spend the money on whatever investment would best
serve their locations, but they were motivated to keep ROI trends moving in a positive direction. The following financial statements
reflect each business unit's profitability and financial position at the end of the prior calendar year.
Skysong Corporation uses a 7% minimum required rate of return. It is financed 70% with debt that carries an average 6% interest rate,
and it averages an 8% cost of equity.
Sales
COGS
Gross margin
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
Operating income
Income tax expense
Operating income after-tax
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Assets
Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Fixed assets, net
Long-term investments
Total assets
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable
Notes payable, long-term
Mortgage payable
Retained earnings
Total liabilities and equity
Downtown
$350,000
221,000
129,000
36,000
40,000
76,000
$33,000 $45,000
13,500
60,000
c
9,900
$23,100
$29,000
12,000
20,000
217,000
40,000
$19,000
45,000
197,000
Uptown
$452,000
291,000
225,000
58,000
$318,000 $358,000
57,000
161,000
$318,000
$31,500
$34,000
19,000
22,000
$41,000
30,000
230,000
57,000
$358,000

Transcribed Image Text:Each location is considering one of the following two investments in long-term assets, where the asset would be depreciated using the
straight-line method over its useful life.
1.
2.
(a)
$49,000 for an updated and upgraded pizza oven that will allow for faster cooking times and less energy usage, with an
estimated improvement in operating income of $15,000 each year (before depreciation) over its 7-year life.
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$49,000 to update the atmosphere and seating capacity of the restaurant, with an anticipated operating income increase of
$12,000 per year (before depreciation) over a 10-year useful life, when it will be updated again.
* Your answer is incorrect.
Calculate each location's ROI for last year, using total operating assets as the denominator. Here, all assets except long-term
investments are considered operating assets. (Round answers to 4 decimal places, e.g. 0.1526.)
(b)
Divisional ROI last year
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ROI
Option 1
Downtown
Calculate the ROI of each potential investment on its own. (Round answers to 4 decimal places, e.g. 0.1526.)
ROI
0.0831
Downtown
Option 2
Uptown
If each business unit is motivated to improve its own ROI, which of these investments (if either) would each manager choose?
0.1050
Assuming each moves ahead with your recommendation, calculate the total ROI each location would report at the end of next
year, assuming all other operating aspects are unchanged from the prior year. (Round answers to 4 decimal places, e.g. 0.1526.)
Uptown
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