Selected operating data for two divisions of Outback Brewing, Ltd., of Australia are given below: Division Queensland New South Wales Sales $ 1,080,000 $ 2,385,000 Average operating assets $ 600,000 $ 530,000 Net operating income $ 70,200 $ 83,475 Property, plant, and equipment (net) $ 241,000 $ 191,000 Required: 1. Compute each division's margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI). 2. Which divisional manager seems to be doing the better job

1. Quuen Land Division

Margin 6.50%

ROI 11.70%

New South Wale Division Margin

Margin 3.50%

ROI 15.75%

2. New South wale Division

Explanation:

1. Computation for each division's margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI)

QUUEN LAND DIVISION MARGIN

Using this formula

Margin =Net operating income/Total Sales

Let plug in the formula

Margin =$70,200/ $ 1,080,000

Margin=6.50%

QUUEN LAND DIVISION ROI

First step is to determine the Turnover using this formula

Turnover=Total sales/Average Asset

Let plug in the formula

Turnover= $ 1,080,000 /$600,000

Turnover =1.8 times

Now let determine the ROI using this formula

ROI =Margin * Turnover

Let plug in the formula

ROI=6.50%*1.8

ROI=11.70%

NEW SOUTH WALE DIVISION MARGIN

Margin =$ 83,475 / $ 2,385,000

Margin=3.5%

NEW SOUTH WALE DIVISION ROI

First step is to determine the Turnover using this formula

Turnover=Total sales/Average Asset

Let plug in the formula

Turnover= $ 2,385,000 /$530,000

Turnover =4.5 times

Now let determine the ROI using this formula

ROI =Margin * Turnover

Let plug in the formula

ROI=3.5%*4.5

RO1=15.75%

2. Based on the above calculation the divisional manager that seems to be doing the better job

Is NEW SOUTH WALE DIVISION because the ROI is greater.

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