For its three investment centers, Gerrard Company accumulates the following data: I II III Sales $2,090,000 $3,943,000 $4,079,000 Controllable margin 1,463,000 1,971,500 3,671,100 Average operating assets 4,949,000 8,073,000 12,147,000 The centers expect the following changes in the next year: (I) increase sales 10%; (II) decrease costs $384,000; (III) decrease average operating assets $545,000. Compute the expected return on investment (ROI) for each center. Assume center I has a controllable margin percentage of 70%. (Round ROI to 1 decimal place, e. g. 1.5%.)

What is the most direct result of free trade supplying productive resources to areas where they're most needed? a. enhanced efficiency b. lower interest rates c. increasing specialization d. greater competition 2b2t

In early january, burger mania acquired 100% of the common stock of the crispy taco restaurant chain. the purchase price allocation included the following items: $4 million, patent; $3 million, trademark considered to have an indefinite useful life; and $5 million, goodwill. burger mania's policy is to amortize intangible assets with finite useful lives using the straight-line method, no residual value, and a five-year service life. what is the total amount of amortization expense that would appear in burger mania's income statement for the first year ended december 31 related to these items?

Find the zeros of the polynomial 5 x square + 12 x + 7 by factorization method and verify the relation between zeros and coefficient of the polynomials