11. What is last year’s residual income?   12. What is the residual income of this year’s investment opportunity? 13. If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what residual income will it earn this year?

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Westerville Company reported the following results from last year’s operations:

 

Sales $ 1,800,000
Variable expenses 740,000
Contribution margin 1,060,000
Fixed expenses 700,000
Net operating income $ 360,000
Average operating assets $ 1,200,000

 

At the beginning of this year, the company has a $400,000 investment opportunity with the following cost and revenue characteristics:

 

Sales $ 600,000  
Contribution margin ratio 60 % of sales
Fixed expenses $ 288,000  

 

The company’s minimum required rate of return is 10%.

 

11. What is last year’s residual income?

 

12. What is the residual income of this year’s investment opportunity?

13. If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what residual income will it earn this year?

 

 
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