The Dry Wall Division Reports the Following Operating Data for the Past

question 57

Multiple Choice

The Dry Wall Division reports the following operating data for the past two years:
$\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Year } 1& \text { Year } 2\\\text { Margin } & 16 \% & ? \\\text { Turnover } & 2.5 & 2.0 \\\text { Average operating assets } & ? & \$ 150,000 \\\text { Net operating income } & \$ 40,000 & ? \\\text { Stockholders' equity } & \$ 80,000 & \$ 125,000\\\text { Sales }&?&?\end{array}$

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The return on investment at the Dry Wall Division was exactly the same in Year 1 and Year 2.
The margin in Year 2 was:

• A) 48%.
• B) 32%.
• C) 20%.
• D) 10%.

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Definitions:

Antibody

A protein produced by the immune system that recognizes and binds to foreign substances, such as bacteria and viruses, to help in their destruction.

Antigen

A substance that provokes an immune response, leading to the production of antibodies.

Erythropoietin

A hormone produced by the kidneys that stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow.

Monocyte

A type of white blood cell that is part of the immune response, involved in the removal of pathogens and dead or damaged cells from the blood.