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The Green Division of Frizell Company reported the following data for the current year. Sales $3,500,000...

The Green Division of Frizell Company reported the following data for the current year.

Sales $3,500,000

Variable costs 2,000,000

Controllable fixed costs 700,000

Average operating assets 5,500,000

Top management is unhappy with the investment center’s return on investment (ROI). It asks the manager of the Green Division to submit plans to improve ROI in the next year. The manager believes it is feasible to consider the following independent courses of action.

1. Increase sales by $330,000 with no change in the contribution margin percentage.

2. Reduce variable costs by $120,000.

3. Reduce average operating assets by 5%.

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(a) Compute the return on investment (ROI) for the current year.

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