Reference no: EM132633336
Westerville Company reported the following results from last year's operations:
Sales $1,400,000
Variable expenses 680,000
Contribution margin 720,000
Fixed expenses 440,000
Net operating income$ 280,000
Average operating assets$875,000
This year, the company has a $300,000 investment opportunity with the following cost and revenue characteristics:
Sales $480,000
Contribution margin ratio 80 % of sales
Fixed expenses $336,000
The company's minimum required rate of return is 15%.
Required:
Question 1: What is the margin related to this year's investment opportunity?
Question 2: If the company pursues the investment opportunity and otherwise performs the same as last year, what margin will it earn this year? (Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place (i.e .1234 should be entered as 12.3)