Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 14E

(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

Return on investment of MN Segment, PR Segment, SE Segment, and CP Segment, using Dupont formula

(a)

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1)

Determine ROI of MN Segment, if income from operations is $7,321,000,000, sales are $21,152,000,000, and assets invested are $29,887,000,000.

Return on investment =          Profit margin         ×    Investment turnover=Income from operationsSales×SalesInvested assets=$7,321,000,000$21,152,000,000×$21,152,000,000$29,887,000,00034.6% ×0.71= 24.6%

2)

Determine ROI of PR Segment, if income from operations is $2,663,000,000, sales are $15,099,000,000, and assets invested are $23,335,000,000.

Return on investment =          Profit margin         ×    Investment turnover=Income from operationsSales×SalesInvested assets=$2,663,000,000$15,099,000,000×$15,099,000,000$23,335,000,00017.6% ×0.65= 11.4%

3)

Determine ROI of SE Segment, if income from operations is $1,549,000,000, sales are $6,988,000,000, and assets invested are $15,555,000,000.

Return on investment =          Profit margin         ×    Investment turnover=Income from operationsSales×SalesInvested assets=$1,549,000,000$6,998,000,000×$6,998,000,000$15,555,000,00022.2% ×0.46= 10.2%

4)

Determine ROI of CP Segment, if income from operations is $1,356,000,000, sales are $4,274,000,000, and assets invested are $7,526,000,000.

Return on investment =          Profit margin         ×    Investment turnover=Income from operationsSales×SalesInvested assets=$1,356,000,000$4,274,000,000×$4,274,000,000$7,526,000,00031.7% ×0.57= 18.1%

(b)

To determine

To explain: The differences in profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment of MN Segment, PR Segment, SE Segment, and CP Segment.

(b)

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The following are the differences in profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment of MN Segment, PR Segment, SE Segment, and CP Segment:

  • Profit margin and investment turnover of MN Segment are high comparably, with 34.6%, and 0.71 and producing high ROI of 24.6%.
  • Investment turnover of SE Segment is very low comparably and produces low ROI of 10.2%.
  • CP Segment stands in the second place with 31.7% profit margin and produces ROI of 18.1%.
  • PR Segment stands in the third place with 0.65 investment turnover and produces ROI of 11.4%.

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