Use the DuPont formula to determine the return on investment for each business divisions. Round whole percents to one decimal place and investment turnover to two decimal places. Division Return on Investment Company-Owned fill in the blank 1% Franchised Operations fill in the blank 2% b.  Determine the residual income for each division, assuming a minimum acceptable income of 15% of total assets. Round minimal acceptable return to the nearest million dollars. Division Residual income Company-Owned $fill in the blank 3millions Franchised Operations $fill in the blank 4millions c.  The Franchised Operations (FO) segment has the   return on investment, which is mainly the result of a   investment turnover.

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Return on Investment, Residual Income for a Service Company

H&R Block Inc. provides tax preparation services throughout the United States and other parts of the world. These services are provided through two segments: company-owned offices and franchised operations.

Recent financial information provided by H&R Block for its company-owned and franchised operations is as follows (in millions):


 

Company-Owned

Franchised Operations
Revenues   $2,651   $ 335  
Income from operations   617   86  
Total assets   3,930   586  

a.  Use the DuPont formula to determine the return on investment for each business divisions. Round whole percents to one decimal place and investment turnover to two decimal places.

Division Return on Investment
Company-Owned fill in the blank 1%
Franchised Operations fill in the blank 2%

b.  Determine the residual income for each division, assuming a minimum acceptable income of 15% of total assets. Round minimal acceptable return to the nearest million dollars.

Division Residual income
Company-Owned $fill in the blank 3millions
Franchised Operations $fill in the blank 4millions

c.  The Franchised Operations (FO) segment has the   return on investment, which is mainly the result of a   investment turnover.

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