Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Carriage Incorporated

question 99

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 current 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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Definitions:

Return on Equity

Return on Equity (ROE) measures a company's profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.

Net Income

This is the amount of earnings left after all expenses and taxes have been subtracted from revenue.

Average Common Stockholders' Equity

A financial metric calculated as the average equity held by common stockholders over a period, typically used in performance analysis.

Return on Equity

A measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by shareholder equity, indicating how effectively a company uses invested capital to generate profit.