Business, 05.05.2020 09:24 lamwil9432
Anderson Ceramics, a division of Bentfield Corporation, has an operating income of $78,000 and total assets of $416,000. The required rate of return for the company is 13%. The company is evaluating whether it should use return on investment (ROI) or residual income (RI) as a measurement of performance for its division managers.
The manager of Anderson Ceramics has the opportunity to undertake a new project that will require an investment of $104,000. This investment would earn $15,600 for the company.
Requirements:
1. What is the original return on investment (ROI) for Anderson Ceramics (before making any additional investment)?
2. What would the ROI be for Anderson Ceramics if this investment opportunity were undertaken? Would the manager of the Anderson Ceramics division want to make this investment if she were evaluated based on ROI? Why or why not?
3. What is the ROI of the investment opportunity? Would the investment be desirable from the standpoint of Bentfield Corporation? Why or why not?
4. What would the residual income (RI) be for Anderson Ceramics if this investment opportunity were to be undertaken? Would the manager of the Anderson Ceramics division want to make this investment if she were evaluated based on RI? Why or why not?
5. What is the RI of the investment opportunity? Would the investment be desirable from the standpoint of Bentfield Corporation? Why or why not?
6. Which performance measurement method, ROI or RI, promotes goal congruence? Why?
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