Sales and Average Operating Assets for Company P and Company

question 98

Multiple Choice

Sales and average operating assets for Company P and Company Q are given below:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline & \text { Sales Average } & \text { Operating Assets } \\\hline \text { Company P } & \$ 20,000 & \$ 8,000 \\\hline \text { Company Q } & \$ 50,000 & \$ 10,000 \\\hline\end{array}$
What is the margin that each company (Company P and Company Q,respectively) will have to earn in order to generate a return on investment of 20%?

• A) 2.5% and 5%.
• B) 8% and 4%.
• C) 12% and 16%.
• D) 50% and 100%.

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Definitions:

Distribution

in economics, refers to the way total output, income, or wealth is distributed among individuals or among the factors of production (such as labor, land, and capital).

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Knowledge-based Activities

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