Sales and Average Operating Assets for Company P and Company

question 48

Multiple Choice

Sales and average operating assets for Company P and Company Q are given below: What is the margin that each company will have to earn in order to generate a return on investment of 20%?

• A)12% and 16%
• B)50% and 100%
• C)8% and 4%
• D)2.5% and 5%

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