In: Accounting
Selected sales and operating data for three divisions of different structural engineering firms are given as follows:
Division A | Division B | Division C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 6,900,000 | $ | 10,900,000 | $ | 10,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average operating assets | $ | 1,725,000 | $ | 5,450,000 | $ | 2,500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net operating income | $ | 414,000 | $ | 1,090,000 | $ | 325,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum required rate of return | 19.00 | % | 20.00 | % | 16.00 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3. |
Assume that each division is presented with an investment opportunity that would yield a 21% rate of return. |
a. |
If performance is being measured by ROI, which division or divisions will probably accept or reject the opportunity?
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Margin (Net income/sales)% | Turnover (Sales/ average operating assets) | RoI (margin% x turnover) % | |
Division A | 6 | 4 | 24 |
Division B | 10 | 2 | 20 |
Division C | 3.25 | 4 |
13 |
Division A = Reject (24>21)
Division B = Accept (21>20)
Division C = Accept (21>13)
If the decision is to be based on residual income , then all the divisions will accept the investment proposal as it gives more return than the minimum required rate of return of each division.