Westerville Company reported the following results from last year’s operations: |
Sales |
$ |
1,400,000 |
Variable expenses |
680,000 |
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Contribution margin |
720,000 |
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Fixed expenses |
440,000 |
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Net operating income |
$ |
280,000 |
Average operating assets |
$ |
875,000 |
This year, the company has a $300,000 investment opportunity with the following cost and revenue characteristics: |
Sales |
$ |
480,000 |
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Contribution margin ratio |
80 |
% of sales |
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Fixed expenses |
$ |
336,000 |
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The company’s minimum required rate of return is 15%. |
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Required: |
1. |
What is last year’s margin? |
2. |
What is last year’s turnover? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) |
3. |
What is last year’s return on investment (ROI)? |
4. |
What is the margin related to this year’s investment opportunity? |
5. |
What is the turnover related to this year’s investment opportunity? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) |
6. |
What is the ROI related to this year’s investment opportunity? |
7. |
If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what margin will it earn this year? (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e .1234 should be entered as 12.3)) |
8. |
If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what turnover will it earn this year? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) |
9. |
If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what ROI will it earn this year? (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e .1234 should be entered as 12.3)) |
10-a. |
If Westerville’s chief executive officer will earn a bonus only if her ROI from this year exceeds her ROI from last year, would she pursue the investment opportunity? |
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10-b. |
Would the owners of the company want her to pursue the investment opportunity? |
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11. |
What is last year’s residual income? |
12. |
What is the residual income of this year’s investment opportunity? |
13. |
If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what residual income will it earn this year? |
14. |
If Westerville’s chief executive officer will earn a bonus only if her residual income from this year exceeds her residual income from last year, would she pursue the investment opportunity? |
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15-a. |
Assume that the contribution margin ratio of the investment opportunity was 75% instead of 80%. If Westerville’s Chief Executive Officer will earn a bonus only if her residual income from this year exceeds her residual income from last year, would she pursue the investment opportunity? |
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15-b. |
Would the owners of the company want her to pursue the investment opportunity? |
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(1) Margin = operatin income/ net sales = 280,000/1,400,000 = 20% (2) turonver = sales/ Average total assets = 1,400,000/875,000 = 1.6 (3) ROI = 1.6*20 = 32% (4) Margin = 480,000@80% - 336,000 = $48,000 = 48,000/480,000 = 10% (5) Turnover = 480,000/300,000 = 1.6 (6) ROI = 10*1.6 = 16% (7) Margin = (280,000+48,000)/ (1,400,000 +480,000) = 17.45% (8) Turnover = 1,880,000/1,175,000 = 1.6 (9) Roi = 1.6*17.45 = 27.92% 10 A) no b) yes 11) Last years residual invome Net operating income 280,000 mimimun return 875,000@15% 131,250 Residual income 148,750 12) AVerage operating assets 300,000 Net operating income 48,000 Minimum rate return 300,000@15% 45,000 Residual income 3,000 13) $151,750 14) yes 15) a and b - n0 |
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