Solomon Home Maintenance Company earned operating income of
$6,865,500 on operating assets of $59,700,000 during Year 2. The
Tree Cutting Division earned $1,198,290 on operating assets of
$6,770,000. Solomon has offered the Tree Cutting Division
$2,060,000 of additional operating assets. The manager of the Tree
Cutting Division believes he could use the additional assets to
generate operating income amounting to $407,880. Solomon has a
desired return on investment (ROI) of 9.50 percent.
Required
Calculate the return on investment for Solomon, the Tree Cutting Division, and the additional investment opportunity.
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Calculate the residual income for Solomon, the Tree Cutting Division, and the additional investment opportunity.
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Answer:
1)
Return on investment = operating income / operating assets *100
Return on investment |
|
Solomon home maintenance company (6,865,500/59,700,000)*100 |
11.50% |
Tree cutting division (1,198,290/6,770,000)*100 |
17.70% |
Additional investment opportunity (407,880/2,060,000)*100 |
19.8% |
2)
Residual income = operating income - (operating assets * return on investment)
Residual income |
|
Solomon home maintenance company |
$1,197,000 |
tree cutting division |
$555,140 |
additional investment opportunity |
$212,180 |
Working:
Solomon = 6,865,500- (59,700,000*9.50%) =1,197,000
Tree cutting division = 1,198,290 - (6,770,000*9.50%) =555,140
Additional investment opportunity = 407,880 - (2,060,000*9.50%)
=407,880-195,700
=212,180
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