Baad Industries Is a Division of a Major Corporation

question 49

Multiple Choice

Baad Industries is a division of a major corporation. Last year the division had total sales of $20,440,000, net operating income of $1,860,040, and average operating assets of $7,000,000. The division's margin is closest to:

• A)9.1%
• B)34.2%
• C)26.6%
• D)43.3%

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Productivity

measures the efficiency of the production process, typically quantified as the ratio of outputs produced to inputs used in the manufacturing process.

Internal Rate of Return

This is a financial metric used to estimate the profitability of potential investments, calculated as the rate of return that makes the net present value of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.

Net Cash Flows

The difference between a company's cash inflows and outflows over a specified period.

Average Investment

A metric used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or to compare the efficiency of a number of different investments.