For its three investment centers Gerrard Company accumulates
For its three investment centers, Gerrard Company accumulates the following data: I II III Sales $1,900,000 $3,900,000 $3,900,000 Controllable margin 784,000 1,817,000 3,600,000 Average operating assets 4,900,000 7,900,000 12,000,000 Compute the return on investment (ROI) for each center. I II III The return on investment % % %
Solution
return on investment =Controllable margin/Average operating assets
| I | II | III | |
| ROI | (784000/4,900,000)=16% | (1817000/7,900,000)=23% | (3,600,000/12,000,000)=30% |
