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Sentinel Industries has manufactured prefabricated houses for over 20 years The houses are constructed in sections to be assembled on customers' lots. Sentinel expanded into the precut housing market when it acquired Jensen Company, one of its suppliers. In this market, various types of lumber are precut into the appropriate lengths, banded into packages, and shipped to customers' lots for assembly. Sentinel designated the Jensen Division as an investment center.
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Selected financial information for Jensen are presented below. The divisions average operating assets were $12,300,000 for the war 2017.
SENTINEL INDUSTRIES Jensen Division Selected Financial Information For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Sales | $24,000,000 |
Contribution margin | 9,100,000 |
Controllable margin | 2,460,000 |
Instructions
(a) Calculate the following performance measures for 2017 for the Jensen Division.
(1) Return on investment (ROI).
(2) Residual income.
(b) - Would the management of Jensen Division have been more likely to accept the investment opportunity it had in 2017 if residual income were used as a performance measure instead of ROI? Explain your answer.
(CMA adapted)
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