Question

Alyeska Services Company, a division of a major oil company, provides various services to the operators of the North Slope oil field in Alaska. Data concerning the most recent year appear below:

Sales $18,600,000
Net operating income $5,200,000
Average operating assets $35,200,000
Required:
1. Compute the margin for Alyeska Services Company.
2. Compute the turnover for Alyeska Services Company.
3. Compute the return on investment (ROI) for Alyeska Services Company.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

a. The margin is

= Net operating income ÷ Sales

= $5,200,000 ÷ $18,600,000

= 27.96%

b. The turnover is

= Sales ÷ average operating assets

= $18,600,000 ÷ $35,200,000

= 0.53 times

c. The return on investment is

= Net operating income ÷ average operating assets

= $5,200,000 ÷ $35,200,000

= 14.77%

Hence, the above formulas to be applied