Consider the Following Data for Three Divisions of a Company

question 1

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 sales (ROS) for Division X is:

• A) 5.0%.
• B) 8.0%.
• C) 12.0%.
• D) 14.0%.
• E) 20.0%.

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Definitions:

One-Line Method

An accounting technique used for combining the financial statement of a parent company and its subsidiary by reporting the investment in a single line.

Line-by-Line Method

An approach in preparing consolidated financial statements where the income and expense items of the parent and subsidiary are added together line by line.

Proportionate Consolidation

A method of accounting where a parent company includes its share of the subsidiaries' revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities in its financial statements proportionately.