Sherwin Williams is a national paint manufacturer and retailer. The company is segmented into five divisions: Paint Stores (branded retail location), Consumer (paint and through stores such as Sears, Home Depot, etc.), Automotive (sales to auto manufacturers), International, and Administration. The following is selected hypothetical divisional information for the company's two largest divisions: Paint Stores and Consumer (in thousand of dollars).   Sales Operating Income Total Assets Paint Stores $3,900,000 $507,000 $1,500,000 Consumer $1,250,000 $175,000 $1,562,000 Assume that management has specified a 20% target rate of return.   Calculate each division's capital turnover.

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Sherwin Williams is a national paint manufacturer and retailer. The company is segmented into five divisions: Paint Stores (branded retail location), Consumer (paint and through stores such as Sears, Home Depot, etc.), Automotive (sales to auto manufacturers), International, and Administration. The following is selected hypothetical divisional information for the company's two largest divisions: Paint Stores and Consumer (in thousand of dollars).

 

Sales Operating Income Total Assets

Paint Stores $3,900,000 $507,000 $1,500,000

Consumer $1,250,000 $175,000 $1,562,000

Assume that management has specified a 20% target rate of return.

 

Calculate each division's capital turnover.

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