Haney Fabrication Is a Division of a Major Corporation

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Haney Fabrication is a division of a major corporation. Last year the division had total sales of $21,560,000, net operating income of $1,897,280, and average operating assets of $7,000,000. The company's minimum required rate of return is 16%.Required:What is the division's return on investment (ROI)?

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Definitions:

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate of tax applied to the last dollar of the taxpayer's income, illustrating the fraction of any additional dollar made that must be paid in taxes.

Cost of Debt

The effective rate that a company pays on its current debt, calculated as the interest expense on the debt divided by the total debt.

Security Market Line

A line in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) that represents the relationship between the expected return of a security and its systemic risk.

Systematic Risk

The risk inherent to the entire market or an entire market segment, influenced by factors such as economic, geopolitical, and financial events, which cannot be eliminated through diversification.