Bundle: Managerial Accounting, 14th + Cengagenowv2, 1 Term Printed Access Card
Bundle: Managerial Accounting, 14th + Cengagenowv2, 1 Term Printed Access Card
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ISBN: 9781337499989
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 13E

(a)

To determine

Profit margin: This ratio gauges the operating profitability by quantifying the amount of income earned from business operations from the sales generated.

Formula of profit margin:

Profit margin=Income from operationsSales

Investment turnover: This ratio gauges the operating efficiency by quantifying the amount of sales generated from the assets invested.

Formula of investment turnover:

Investment turnover=SalesInvested assets

Return on investment (ROI): This financial ratio evaluates how efficiently the assets are used in earning income from operations. So, ROI is a tool used to measure and compare the performance of a units or divisions or a companies.

Formula of ROI according to Dupont formula:

Return on investment = Profit margin × Investment turnover=Income from operationsSales×SalesInvested assets=Income from operationsInvested assets

Profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment of CP Division

(b)

To determine

Revised profit margin, investment turnover, and revised return on investment of CP Division, if the expenses are reduced by $1,650,000, and write the impact of reduced expenses on ROI

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