Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Carriage Incorporated

question 105

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Carriage Incorporated manufactures horse carriages. The company has two divisions, Wheels and Assembly. Because of different accounting methods and inflation rates, the company is considering multiple evaluation measures. The following information is provided for 2015:
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | r | } \hline & { \text { ASSETS } } && { \text { INCOME } } \\\hline & \text { Book value } & \text { Current value } & \text { Book value } & \text { Current value } \\\hline \text { Wheels } & \$ 485,000 & \$ 550,000 & \$ 120,000 & \$ 140,000 \\\hline \text { Assembly } & \$ 750,000 & \$ 1,200,000 & \$ 160,000 & \$ 172,500 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The company is currently using a 12% required rate of return.
-What are Wheels's and Assembly's return on investment based on book values,respectively?

• A) 0.21; 0.25
• B) 0.25; 0.21
• C) 0.14; 0.25
• D) 0.25; 0.14

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