Chapter 11, Problem 21P

1.

To determine

Return on Investment or asset: It establishes the relationship between the net income and the assets or capital employed. The ratio is used to measure the overall performance of an organization by looking at how efficiently an organization uses its resources.

The margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI) of the Division.

2.

To determine

Return on Investment or asset: It establishes the relationship between the net income and the assets or capital employed. The ratio is used to measure the overall performance of an organization by looking at how efficiently an organization uses its resources.

The margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI) of the new product line.

3.

To determine

Return on Investment or asset: It establishes the relationship between the net income and the assets or capital employed. The ratio is used to measure the overall performance of an organization by looking at how efficiently an organization uses its resources.

The margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI) for the next year.

4.

To determine

Return on Investment or asset: It establishes the relationship between the net income and the assets or capital employed. The ratio is used to measure the overall performance of an organization by looking at how efficiently an organization uses its resources.

Whether the new project line should be accepted or rejected.

5.

To determine

Return on Investment or asset: It establishes the relationship between the net income and the assets or capital employed. The ratio is used to measure the overall performance of an organization by looking at how efficiently an organization uses its resources.

The reason why Company D wants Division O to accept this investment opportunity.

6.

To determine

Residual income: A business performance measurement that takes into account the minimum required return on the asset employed is a residual income, which the company expects from the asset in which the investment has been made. In the other words, residual income is the amount of excess earnings earned over and above the minimum required return of the capital invested.

a. The residual income of the current year.

b. The residual income of the new product line.

c. The residual income for the next year.

d. The new product line will probably accept or reject if performance is being measured by Residual Income.