Exercise D10-9 Paula Boothe, president of the Arrange Corporation, has mandated

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Exercise D10-9 Paula Boothe, president of the Arrange Corporation, has mandated a minimum 10% return on investment for any project undertaken by the company. Given the company's decentralization, Paula leaves all investment decisions to the divisional managers as long as they anticipate a minimum rate of return of at least 10% Energy Drinks division, under the direction of manager Martin Koch, has achieved a 14% return on investment for the past three years. This year is not expected to be different from the past three. Koch has just received a proposal to invest $1,800,000 in a new line of energy drinks that is expected to generate $216,000 in operating income. Calculate the return on investment expected on the new line of energy drinks. (Round answer to 1 decimal place, eg. 5.1%.) Return on Investment If Martin Koch is evaluated based on the division's return on investment, will he choose to invest in the new line? Would Paula Boothe prefer that Martin Koch invest in the new line? Click if you would like to Show Work for this question: Qpen Show Work

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a) Return on investment = 216000*100/1800000 = 12%

b) No, he will not choose to invest in the new line.

c) Yes, Paula boothe would prefer that martin koch invest in the new line

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