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ROI and Residual Income:Basic Computations Watkins Associated Industries is a hi

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ROI and Residual Income:Basic Computations

Watkins Associated Industries is a highly diversified company with three divisions: Trucking, Seafood, and Construction. Assume that the company uses return on investment and residual income as two of the evaluation tools for division managers. The company has a minimum desired rate of return on investment of 10 percent with a 30 percent tax rate. Selected operating data for three divisions of the company follow.

(a) Compute the return on investment for each division. (Round answers to three decimal places.)
Trucking ROI = Answer
Seafood ROI = Answer
Construction ROI = Answer

(b) Compute the residual income for each division.

Trucking Division Seafood Division Construction Division Sales $1,000,000 $690,000 $900,000 Operating assets 500,000 230,000 380,000 Net operating income 99,000 58,000 57,000

Explanation / Answer

RI = Operating Income - (Operating Assets x Target Rate of Return)

ROI= Operating income / Operating Assets x 100

Particulars

Trucking

Seafood

Construction

EBIT(Operating Income)

         99,000

         58,000

             57,000

Less: Income Tax @ 30%

         29,700

         17,400

           17,100

Net Income

         69,300

         40,600

             39,900

Operating Assets

      500,000

      230,000

          380,000

Less: Equity charge @ 10%(Minimum Level)

         50,000

         23,000

             38,000

Residual Income

         19,300

         17,600

               1,900

ROI

19.8

           25.22

               15.00

Particulars

Trucking

Seafood

Construction

EBIT(Operating Income)

         99,000

         58,000

             57,000

Less: Income Tax @ 30%

         29,700

         17,400

           17,100

Net Income

         69,300

         40,600

             39,900

Operating Assets

      500,000

      230,000

          380,000

Less: Equity charge @ 10%(Minimum Level)

         50,000

         23,000

             38,000

Residual Income

         19,300

         17,600

               1,900

ROI

19.8

           25.22

               15.00