Westerville Company reported the following results from last year's operations: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income $ 2,200,000 660,000 1,540,000 1,100,000 $ 440,000 Average operating assets $ 1,375,000 At the beginning of this year, the company has a $275,000 investment opportunity with the following cost and revenue characteristics: Sales $ 440,000 Contribution margin ratio 60 % of sales $ 220,000 Fixed expenses The company's minimum required rate of return is 15%. 7. If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what margin will it earn this year? (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).) Margin %

Westerville Company reported the following results from last year's operations: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses Net operating income $ 2,200,000 660,000 1,540,000 1,100,000 $ 440,000 Average operating assets $ 1,375,000 At the beginning of this year, the company has a $275,000 investment opportunity with the following cost and revenue characteristics: Sales $ 440,000 Contribution margin ratio 60 % of sales $ 220,000 Fixed expenses The company's minimum required rate of return is 15%. 7. If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what margin will it earn this year? (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.3).) Margin %

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Margin, Turnover, Return on Investment, Average Operating Assets Elway Company provided the following income statement for the last year: Sales $1,040,000,000 Less: Variable expenses 700,250,000 Contribution margin $ 339,750,000 Less: Fixed expenses 183,750,000 Operating income $ 156,000,000 At the beginning of last year, Elway had $28,300,000 in operating assets. At the end of the year, Elway had $23,700,000 in operating assets. Required: 1. Compute average operating assets.$fill in the blank 1 2. Compute the margin (as a percent) and turnover ratios for last year. Margin fill in the blank 2 % Turnover fill in the blank 3 3. Compute ROI as a percent.fill in the blank 4 % 4. ROI measures a company’s ability to generate relative to its investment in assets. The greater the ROI, the efficiently the company is generating from its assets. 5. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Comment on why the ROI for Elway Company is relatively high (as compared to the lower ROI of a…
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