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question 86

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
The top management at Groundsource Company, a manufacturer of lawn and garden 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:
$\begin{array}{lrrr}&\text { Tractor Division }& \text { Tiller Division }& \text {Digger Division }\\\text { Sales } & \$ 10,000,000 & (\mathrm{a}) & \$ 2,400,000 \\\text { Net operating income } & \$ 1,000,000 & \$ 1,440,000 & \$ 600,000 \\\text { Operating assets } & (\mathrm{b}) & (\mathrm{c}) & \$ 2,000,000 \\\text { Return on investment } & 0.20 & 0.10 & \text { (d) } \\\text { Return on sales } & (\mathrm{e}) & 0.12 & 0.25 \\\text { Investment turnover } & \text { (f) } & \text { (g) } & 1.2\end{array}$
-What were the sales for the Tiller Division?

• A) $9,600,000
• B) $12,000,000
• C) $15,000,000
• D) $15,500,000

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

The process of assessing the cost of goods sold alongside the remaining inventory's value by averaging the costs of all for-sale units during the designated period.

Equivalent Unit

A metric employed in cost accounting to denote the extent of completed work on units that are not yet finished, expressed as an equivalent number of totally completed units.

Conversion Costs

Costs associated with converting raw materials into finished goods, typically including direct labor and manufacturing overhead.

Mixing Department

A section within a manufacturing facility where raw materials are combined or processed together to form a product or mixture.