Consider the Following Data for Three Divisions of a Company

question 91

Multiple Choice

Consider the following data for three divisions of a company, X, Y, and Z:
$\begin{array}{lrrr}\text { Divisional: } & \text { X } & \text { Y } & {\text { Z }} \\\text { Sales } & \$ 1,800,000 & \$ 900,000 & \$ 4,800,000 \\\text { Operating Income } & 252,000 & 108,000 & 240,000 \\\text { Investment in assets } & 630,000 & 540,000 & 3,000,000\end{array}$ The return on investment (ROI) for Division Z is:

• A) 8.0%.
• B) 12.0%.
• C) 20.0%.
• D) 25.0%.
• E) 40.0%.

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