Return on Investment
The income from operations and the amount of invested assets in each division of Beck Industries are as follows:
Income from Operations | Invested Assets | |||
Retail Division | $52,200 | $290,000 | ||
Commercial Division | 46,400 | 290,000 | ||
Internet Division | 117,600 | 840,000 |
a. Compute the return on investment for each division. (Round to the nearest whole number.)
Division | Percent |
Retail Division | % |
Commercial Division | % |
Internet Division | % |
b. Which division is the most profitable per
dollar invested?
Retail Division
Answer a - The return from investment can be calculated (in percentage) using the following formula :
The following table gives the value of the ROI using the above formula :
Answer b - The most profitable division per dollar invested is Retail Division.
Reason : It gives ($1 * 18% = $0.18 per dollar invested) as compared to Commercial ($1 * 16% = $ 0.16) and Internet ($1 * 14% = $0.14), which give lower income per dollar invested.
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