Handle Fabrication Is a Division of a Major Corporation

question 73

Essay

Handle Fabrication is a division of a major corporation. Last year the division had total sales of $36,160,000, net operating income of $2,892,800, and average operating assets of $8,000,000. The company's minimum required rate of return is 12%.
Required:
What is the division's return on investment (ROI)?

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Definitions:

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers, identical products, free entry and exit, and perfect information, leading to efficient outcomes.

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller who has exclusive control over the supply of a good or service, and where entry of new competitors is obstructed.

Compensating Wage Differential

Additional wages paid to workers to compensate them for undesirable job characteristics, such as poor working conditions or long hours.

Unfavorable Conditions

Circumstances that are not conducive to success or are disadvantageous to achieving goals.