Managerial Accounting Quiz: Roi And Residual Income
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Omega Corporation evaluates its three divisions using both ROI and residual income. The company's weighted average cost of capital is 10%, but it uses different required rates of return for each division based on risk: Division X (8%), Division Y (10%), and Division Z (14%).

If each division has the same operating income of $300,000 and the same average operating assets of $2,000,000, which statement about the divisions' performance measures is correct?

Division X has the highest residual income, and all divisions have identical ROI of 15%
Division Z has the lowest residual income, and ROI varies significantly across divisions due to risk adjustments
All divisions have identical ROI and residual income since operating results are the same
Division Y has residual income equal to the company's weighted average cost of capital times assets
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Managerial Accounting Quiz: Roi And Residual Income

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Question 1

Omega Corporation evaluates its three divisions using both ROI and residual income. The company's weighted average cost of capital is 10%, but it uses different required rates of return for each division based on risk: Division X (8%), Division Y (10%), and Division Z (14%).

If each division has the same operating income of $300,000 and the same average operating assets of $2,000,000, which statement about the divisions' performance measures is correct?

  1. Division X has the highest residual income, and all divisions have identical ROI of 15% (correct answer)
  2. Division Z has the lowest residual income, and ROI varies significantly across divisions due to risk adjustments
  3. All divisions have identical ROI and residual income since operating results are the same
  4. Division Y has residual income equal to the company's weighted average cost of capital times assets
Explanation: ROI = Operating Income ÷ Average Operating Assets = $300,000 ÷ $2,000,000 = 15% for all divisions (ROI is not adjusted for risk). Residual Income = Operating Income - (Required Rate × Assets). Division X: $300,000 - (8% × $2,000,000) = $140,000. Division Y: $300,000 - (10% × $2,000,000) = $100,000. Division Z: $300,000 - (14% × $2,000,000) = $20,000. Division X has the highest residual income at 140,000.ChoiceBiswrongbecauseROIdoesn′tvary(it′s15140,000. Choice B is wrong because ROI doesn't vary (it's 15% for all). Choice C is wrong because residual income differs due to different required rates. Choice D is wrong because Division Y's residual income (100,000) doesn't equal WACC × Assets (10% × $2,000,000 = $200,000).

Question 2

Kappa Division's performance data shows that when average operating assets increased by $300,000, operating income increased by $42,000, ROI decreased from 16% to 15.2%, and residual income increased by $6,000. What is Kappa Division's required rate of return?

  1. 10%
  2. 12% (correct answer)
  3. 14%
  4. 15%
Explanation: Let original assets = A, so new assets = A + $300,000. Original operating income = 0.16A. New operating income = 0.16A + $42,000. New ROI = (0.16A + $42,000)/(A + $300,000) = 15.2% = 0.152. Cross-multiplying: 0.16A + $42,000 = 0.152(A + $300,000) = 0.152A + $45,600. Simplifying: 0.16A - 0.152A = $45,600 - $42,000. 0.008A = $3,600, so A = $450,000. Original operating income = 0.16 × $450,000 = $72,000. New operating income = $72,000 + $42,000 = $114,000. Let r = required rate of return. Original RI = $72,000 - r × $450,000. New RI = $114,000 - r × 750,000.ChangeinRI=(750,000. Change in RI = (114,000 - r × 750,000)−(750,000) - (72,000 - r × $450,000) = $42,000 - r × $300,000 = $6,000. Solving: $42,000 - $6,000 = r × $300,000, so $36,000 = r × $300,000, giving r = 12%. Verification: Original RI = $72,000 - 0.12 × $450,000 = $18,000. New RI = $114,000 - 0.12 × $750,000 = $24,000. Change = $24,000 - $18,000 = $6,000 ✓.

Question 3

Theta Manufacturing evaluates its divisions using a balanced approach of ROI and residual income. The company's policy is to use different required rates of return based on each division's risk profile. Division M has a required rate of 11%, while Division N has a required rate of 9% due to its stable operations.

Both divisions are considering identical investment projects requiring $600,000 in assets and generating $84,000 in annual operating income. Division M currently has an ROI of 13%, and Division N currently has an ROI of 11%. From a residual income perspective, what is the difference in the projects' attractiveness between the two divisions?

  1. The project is equally attractive for both divisions with residual income of $18,000 each
  2. The project is more attractive for Division N, generating $12,000 more residual income than for Division M (correct answer)
  3. The project is more attractive for Division M, generating $12,000 more residual income than for Division N
  4. The project generates positive residual income for Division N but negative residual income for Division M
Explanation: Project ROI = $84,000 ÷ $600,000 = 14% for both divisions. For Division M: Project RI = $84,000 - 0.11 × $600,000 = $84,000 - $66,000 = $18,000. For Division N: Project RI = $84,000 - 0.09 × $600,000 = $84,000 - $54,000 = $30,000. Difference = $30,000 - $18,000 = $12,000 in favor of Division N. This makes sense because Division N has a lower required rate of return (9% vs 11%), making the same project more attractive from a residual income standpoint. The project generates positive residual income for both divisions, but 12,000moreforDivisionN.ChoiceAiswrongbecausetheresidualincomesaredifferent(12,000 more for Division N. Choice A is wrong because the residual incomes are different (18,000 vs $30,000). Choice C reverses the relationship. Choice D is wrong because both generate positive residual income.