Question

know headquarters wants us to add that new product line,” said Dell Havasi, manager of Billings Company’s Office Products Division. “But I want to see the numbers before I make any move. Our division’s return on investment (ROI) has led the company for three years, and I don’t want any letdown.”

Billings Company is a decentralized wholesaler with five autonomous divisions. The divisions are evaluated on the basis of ROI, with year-end bonuses given to the divisional managers who have the highest ROIs. Operating results for the company’s Office Products Division for the most recent year are given below:

Sales	$	22,000,000
Variable expenses		13,500,000
Contribution margin		8,500,000
Fixed expenses		6,000,000
Net operating income	$	2,500,000
Divisional operating assets	$	4,443,500

The company had an overall return on investment (ROI) of 16.00% last year (considering all divisions). The Office Products Division has an opportunity to add a new product line that would require an additional investment in operating assets of $2,289,300. The cost and revenue characteristics of the new product line per year would be:

Sales	$ 9,155,000
Variable expenses	65% of sales
Fixed expenses	$ 2,543,950

Required:
1.	Compute the Office Products Division’s ROI for the most recent year; also compute the ROI as it would appear if the new product line is added. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your Turnover answers to 2 decimal places. Round your Margin and ROI percentage answers to 2 decimal places (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34).)

        

2.	If you were in Dell Havasi’s position, would you accept or reject the new product line?
	Accept Reject

3.	Why do you suppose headquarters is anxious for the Office Products Division to add the new product line?
	Adding the new line would Increase the company's overall ROI. Adding the new line would Decrease the company's overall ROI.

4.	Suppose that the company’s minimum required rate of return on operating assets is 13.00% and that performance is evaluated using residual income.

a.	Compute the Office Products Division’s residual income for the most recent year; also compute the residual income as it would appear if the new product line is added. (Enter your Minimum Required Rate as a whole percentage (i.e., 0.12 should be entered as 12).)

             

b.	Under these circumstances, if you were in Dell Havasi’s position, would you accept or reject the new product line?
	Accept Reject

Answer 1

income on new line
contribution (11,140,000*35%)=					3,204,250
less Fixed expense					-2,543,950
Net operating income					660300
1,2&3)				present	new line	total
	Sales			22,000,000	9,155,000	31,155,000
	Net operating income			2,500,000	660,300	3,160,300
	operating assets			4,443,500	2,289,300	6,732,800
	margin			11.36%	7.21%	10.14%
	turnover			4.95	4.00	4.63
	ROI			56.26%	28.84%	46.94%
	where margin = net operating income/sales
	turnover = sale/average operating assets
	ROI = margin *turnover
4)	Reject
5)	Addint the new product line would improve overall ROI
6)	Residual income = net operating income -(average assets *min rate or return)
				present	new line	total
	operating assets			4,443,500	2,289,300	6,732,800
	minimum required return			13%	13%	13%
	min net opeerating income			577655	297609	875264
	actual net operating income			2,500,000	660,300	3,160,300
	min net operating income			577655	297609	875264
	residual income			1,922,345	362,691	2,285,036
b)	Accept