Reference no: EM132633279
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 last year's margin?
Question 2. What is last year's turnover? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
Question 3. What is last year's return on investment (ROI)?
Question 4. What is the margin related to this year's investment opportunity?
Question 5. What is the turnover related to this year's investment opportunity? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
Question 6. What is the ROI related to this year's investment opportunity?
Question 7. 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))