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question 121

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
The top management at Watersport Company, a manufacturer of water sport equipment, is attempting to recover from a fire that destroyed some of their accounting records. The main computer system was also severely damaged. The following information was salvaged:
$\begin{array} { l r r r r } & \text { Jetski Division } & \text { Boat Division } & \text { Surfboard Division } \\\text { Sales } & \$ 7500000 & ( \mathrm { a } ) & \$ 1800000 \\\text { Net operating profit } & \$ 750000 & \$ 1080000 & \$ 450000 \\\text { Operating assets } & ( \mathrm { b } ) & ( \mathrm { c } ) & \$ 1500000 \\\text { Retum on investment } & 0.20 & 0.10 & ( \mathrm {~d} ) \\\text { Retum on sales } & ( \mathrm { e } ) & 0.12 & 0.25 \\\text { Investment turnover } & \text { (f) } & ( \mathrm { g } ) & 1.2\end{array}$
-What is the Surfboard Division's return on investment?

• A)0.45
• B)0.30
• C)0.60
• D)0.25

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Definitions:

Production Function

A mathematical model that describes the relationship between inputs used in production and the output produced from those inputs.

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The quantity of work force employed by businesses to perform various tasks, measured in worker units or hours.

Minimize Costs

The process of finding strategies and methods to reduce expenses and operational costs to the lowest possible level without sacrificing quality or performance.

Production Function

An equation that describes the relationship between inputs (like labor, capital) and the maximum output that can be produced with those inputs.