X Solutions , a division of XYZ Corporation buys and installs aluminum windows. For the most recent year, the division had the following performance targets: Asset turnover 2.5 Profit margin  6% Target rate of return on investments for Residual Income 13% Cost of capital  10% Income tax rate  40%   Actual information concerning the company's performance for last year follows: Total assets at beginning of year $3,600,000 Total assets at end of year 5,400,000 Total invested capital (annual average) 8,000,000 Sales 9,000,000 Variable operating costs 3,650,000 Direct fixed costs 4,770,000 Allocated fixed costs 675,000   1. Compute X Solutions EVA, was the performance of the division acceptable?

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X Solutions , a division of XYZ Corporation buys and installs aluminum windows. For the most recent year, the division had the following performance targets:

Asset turnover

2.5

Profit margin 

6%

Target rate of return on investments for Residual Income

13%

Cost of capital 

10%

Income tax rate 

40%

 

Actual information concerning the company's performance for last year follows:

Total assets at beginning of year

$3,600,000

Total assets at end of year

5,400,000

Total invested capital (annual average)

8,000,000

Sales

9,000,000

Variable operating costs

3,650,000

Direct fixed costs

4,770,000

Allocated fixed costs

675,000

 

1. Compute X Solutions EVA, was the performance of the division acceptable?

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