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ROI; Different Measures for Total Assets Benjamin Joseph, Inc., has the following financia...

ROI; Different Measures for Total Assets Benjamin Joseph, Inc., has the following financial data for 2010 for its three regional divisions:

 

 

Historical Cost

Current Cost

Region

Operating Income

Net Book Value

Gross Book Value

Replacement Cost

Liquidation

Value

North Atlantic

$55,000

$225,000

$450,000

$990,000

$350,000

Mid Atlantic

44,000

289,000

310,000

380,000

445,000

South Atlantic

33,000

115,000

166,000

650,000

980,000

Required Calculate return on sales (ROS) for each division for 2010. The sales in the North, Mid, and South Atlantic regions are $2,350,000, $1,450,000, and $500,000, respectively. Calculate investment (asset) turnover and ROI for each of the four measures of investment.

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