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The Asphalt Division of Sierra Industries is operated as a profit center. Sales for the division were budgeted for 2016 at $1,200,000. The only variable costs budgeted for the division were cost of goods sold ($590,000) and selling and administrative ($80,000). Fixed costs were budgeted at $130,000 for cost of goods sold, $120,000 for selling and administrative and $95,000 for noncontrollable fixed costs. Actual results for these items were:
Sales $1,185,000
Cost of goods sold
Variable 545,000
Fixed 140,000
Selling and administrative
Variable 82,000
Fixed 90,000
Noncontrollable fixed 105,000
Instructions
a. Prepare a responsibility report for the Asphalt Division for 2016.
b. Assume the division is an investment center, and average operating assets were $1,200,000. Compute ROI.