xercise 11-14 (Algo) Evaluating New Investments Using Return on Investment (ROI) and Residual Income [LO11-1, LO11-2] Selected sales and operating data for three divisions of different structural engineering firms are given as follows: Division A Division B Division C Sales $ 16,100,000 $ 28,880,000 $ 20,880,000 Average operating assets $ 3,220,000 $ 7,220,000 $ 5,220,000 Net operating income $ 644,000 $ 519,840 $ 626,400 Minimum required rate of return 8.00 % 8.50 % 12.00 % Required: 1. Compute the margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI) for each division. 2. Compute the residual income (loss) for each division. 3. Assume that each division is presented with an investment opportunity that would yield a 9% rate of return. a. If performance is being measured by ROI, which division or divisions will probably accept the opportunity? b. If performance is being measured by residual income, which division or divisions will probably accept the opportunity?

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations

The following costs were incurred in may: direct materials $ 44,800 direct labor $ 29,000 manufacturing overhead $ 29,300 selling expenses $ 26,800 administrative expenses $ 37,100 conversion costs during the month totaled:

If an investment has 35 percent more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio, its beta will be: