Profit Margin, Investment Turnover, and Return on Investment The condensed income statement for the Consumer Products Division of Tri-State Industries Inc. is as follows (assuming no support department allocations): Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Administrative expenses Operating income The manager of the Consumer Products Division is considering ways to increase the return on investment. a. Using the DuPont formula for return on investment, determine the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment of the Consumer Products Division, assuming that $143,750,000 of assets have been invested in the Consumer Products Division. If required, round your answers to one decimal place. Profit margin Investment turnover $230,000,000 (126,500,000) Return on investment $103,500,000 (64,400,000) $39,100,000 Investment turnover Return on investment b. If expenses could be reduced by $3,450,000 without decreasing sales, what would be the impact on the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment for the Consumer Products Division? required, round your answers to one decimal place. Profit margin % U: % %

Profit Margin, Investment Turnover, and Return on Investment The condensed income statement for the Consumer Products Division of Tri-State Industries Inc. is as follows (assuming no support department allocations): Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Administrative expenses Operating income The manager of the Consumer Products Division is considering ways to increase the return on investment. a. Using the DuPont formula for return on investment, determine the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment of the Consumer Products Division, assuming that $143,750,000 of assets have been invested in the Consumer Products Division. If required, round your answers to one decimal place. Profit margin Investment turnover $230,000,000 (126,500,000) Return on investment $103,500,000 (64,400,000) $39,100,000 Investment turnover Return on investment b. If expenses could be reduced by $3,450,000 without decreasing sales, what would be the impact on the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment for the Consumer Products Division? required, round your answers to one decimal place. Profit margin % U: % %

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Chapter10: Evaluating Decentralized Operations

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