Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 166

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) :
The Tandem division of the Great Adventures Cycles Company had the following results last year (in thousands) .

Management's target rate of return is 10% and the weighted average cost of capital is 8%. Tandem's effective tax rate is 35%.
-What is the Tandem division's asset turnover?

• A) 2.0
• B) 4.2
• C) 8.3
• D) 13.3

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Definitions:

Bath Sponges

Natural or synthetic sponges used for cleansing the body; natural ones are harvested from the ocean and belong to a simple, multicellular organism group.

Silica

A hard, unreactive, colorless compound that occurs as the mineral quartz and as a principal constituent of sandstone and other rocks.

Calcium Carbonate

A chemical compound used as a dietary supplement or antacid; it's also the main component of limestone.

Spongin

A fibrous protein that makes up the skeleton of many sponges.