Acompany that reports segment information had average total assets of $1,530,450 and total net income of $602,700. segment a had average total assets of $931,800 and segment operating income of $304,300. segment b had average assets of $598,650 and segment operating income of $298,400. the segment return on assets for segment a is:

0.32 times

Explanation: Return on assets can be defined as the ratio under which companies are evaluated on the basis of total amount of assets investment. It is a ratio that evaluates the profitability of a company, it shows the ability of a company to generate revenue from the assets invested in it.

It can be computed as following :-

      = 0.32 times

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.