Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
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Author: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger
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Chapter 11, Problem 5MCQ
If sales and average operating assets for Year 2 are identical to their values in Year 1, yet operating income is higher, Year 2
- a. decrease.
- b. increase.
- c. stay the same.
- d. The direction of change in ROI cannot be determined by this information.
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