Reference no: EM132565532
A division of Jacobson Company reports the following numbers in 2019:
Sales $4,000,000
Accounts Receivable 1,000,000
Variable Costs 2,600,000
Controllable fixed costs 800,000
Non-controllable fixed costs 300,000
Average operating assets 5,000,000
Accumulated Depreciation 2,200,000
Based on the numbers above for 2019, the company is not happy with their return on investment (ROI). It comes up with three separate scenarios that would hopefully increase ROI next year:
1. Reduce variable costs by $120,000
2. Increase sales by $400,000 with no change to contribution margin percentage
3. Reduce average operating assets by 4%
Required:
Question a) Calculate the return on investment (ROI) for 2019
Question b) Calculate the adjusted ROI for each of the 3 scenarios above
Question c) Which of the 3 options would be the best for the company and why?