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Question - Jenny is the president of the West division of X Inc. In December she reviews the division's projected accounting statements for the year. If she does nothing, she expects the division to have: $5.04 million in revenue, $2.13 million in variable costs, and $1.11 million in fixed costs, on volume of 96888 units. The division has $9.54 million in assets. X has a cost of capital of 11%.

a) Calculate the ROI as a number of %, rounded to the tenth of a percent. E.g., if you calculate 0.0857, that would be 8.6% so answer 8.6.

b) Calculate the RI as a number of $ (no rounding, given exact number).

c) Jenny will receive a $100,000 bonus if she can achieve an ROI of 23%. Clearly, she would like to do that. She considers the following schemes to earn the bonus.

First, West division could ship a lot of extra product to customers at year-end (called channel stuffing). Assume the extra products sell at the typical cost and have the typical variable cost. How many extra units would West division need to sell to reach the ROI target?

d) Alternatively, west division could defer some of its costs (such as maintenance) until next year. This would decrease fixed costs recorded this year. How much fixed cost would need to be deferred to reach the 23% ROI target? Provide an answer as a number of $.

e) Instead, West division could hide some of its assets from the year-end balance sheet. There are several ways to do that (e.g., repurchase agreements, special purpose entities, or early pay down of operating liabilities). How much assets would need to be hidden to reach the 23% ROI target? Provide an answer as a number of $.