Chapter 23, Problem 11QS

I am trying to find the accurate solution to this general accounting problem with the correct explanation.

What is the company's gross profit?

CarniTrin is a manufacturer of Carnival costumes in a highly competitive market. The company's management team is seeking guidance on the use of financial performance measures to identify the key drivers of the company's financial performance and develop a strategy to improve it.The following data relate to the company for the year 2023:In its clothing division, the company has $18,000,000 invested in assets. After-taxoperating income from sales of clothing in 2023 is $2,700,000. Income for theclothing division has grown steadily over the last few years.The cosmetics division has $42,000,000 invested in assets and an after-tax operatingincome in 2023 of $5,700,000.The weighted-average cost of capital for CarniTrin is 10% and the 2022’s after-taxreturn on investment for each division was 15%.The general manager of CarniTrin has asserted that in the future, managers shouldhave their compensation structure aligned with their performance measures with nofixed salaries. However, the…