Westerville Company reported the following results from last year’s operations: Sales $ 1,200,000 Variable expenses 320,000 Contribution margin 880,000 Fixed expenses 640,000 Net operating income $ 240,000 Average operating assets $ 600,000 At the beginning of this year, the company has a $150,000 investment opportunity with the following cost and revenue characteristics: Sales $ 240,000 Contribution margin ratio 50 % of sales Fixed expenses $ 84,000 The company’s minimum required rate of return is 15%.
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? Yes No
15-a. Assume that the contribution margin ratio of the investment opportunity was 40% instead of 50%. 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? Yes No 15-b. Would the owners of the company want her to pursue the investment opportunity? Yes No
| 14 | Last Year | Current Year | |
| Sales | $12,00,000 | $14,40,000 | |
| Net operating Income | $2,40,000 | $2,76,000 | |
| Average operating Assets | $6,00,000 | $7,50,000 | |
| ROI(Net Operating Income/Average operating Assets) | 40.00% | 36.80% | |
| Residual Income[Net Income-(Average operating assets*15%)] | $1,50,000 | $1,63,500 | |
| Yes he will pursue the investment as the Residual income is higher then last year | |||
| 15.a | Sales | $12,00,000 | $14,40,000 |
| Net operating Income | $2,40,000 | $2,52,000 | |
| Average operating Assets | $6,00,000 | $7,50,000 | |
| ROI(Net Operating Income/Average operating Assets) | 40.00% | 33.60% | |
| Residual Income[Net Income-(Average operating assets*15%)] | $1,50,000 | $1,39,500 | |
| No he will not pursue the investment as the Residual income is lower then last year | |||
| 15.b | No the owners will not want her to pursue the investment | ||
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