Question

Dallas Products is a division of a major corporation. The following data are for the most recent year of operations: Sales $ 37,080,000 Net operating income $ 3,108,960 Average operating assets $ 8,600,000 The company's minimum required rate of return 16 % The division's residual income is closest to:______

Answer 1

1,732,960

Step-by-step explanation:

The sales is $37,080,000

The net operating income is $3,108,960

The average operationg assets is $8,600,000

The required rate of return is 16%

The divisional residual income can be calculated as follows

= 3,108,960-(16/100×8,600,000)

= 3,108,960 - (0.16×8,600,000)

= 3,108,960-1,376,000

= 1,732,960

Hence the residual income is closest to $1,732,960