Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 10, Problem 5PA
Divisional performance analysis and evaluation
The vice president of operations of Recycling Industries is evaluating the performance of two divisions organized as investment centers. Invested assets and condensed income statement data for the past year for each division are as follows:
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- 1. Prepare condensed divisional income statements for the year ended December 31, 20Y8, assuming that there were no support department allocations.
- 2. Using the DuPont formula for
return on investment , determine the profit margin, investment turnover, and return on investment for each division. (Round percentages to one decimal place and the investment turnover to two decimal places.) - 3. If management desires a minimum acceptable return on investment of 10%, determine the residual income for each division.
- 4. Discuss the evaluation of the two divisions, using the performance measures determined in parts (1), (2), and (3).
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Chapter 10 Solutions
Managerial Accounting
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