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Assume Zachary Modems, Inc., is a division of Gilmore Business Products (GBP). GBP uses ROI...

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Assume Zachary Modems, Inc., is a division of Gilmore Business Products (GBP). GBP uses ROI as the primary measure of managerial performance. GBP has a desired return on investment (ROI) of 6.50 percent. The company has $290,000 of investment funds to be assigned to its divisions. The president of Zachary is aware of an investment opportunity for these funds that is expected to yield an ROI of 7.80 percent.

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a-1. Calculate the existing ROI for Zachary.

a-2. Based on your computations will the President of Zachary accept or reject the $290,000 investment opportunity?

c-1. Calculate the estimated residual income of the new investment opportunity.

c-2. Based on the residual income would the President of Zachary accept or reject the $290,000 investment opportunity?

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Income Statement Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Gross margin Sales commission Depreciation expense Administrative expense Net income $ 790,000 550,000 $ 240,000 (49,000) (14,000) 75,750 $ 101,250 Balance Sheet Assets: Cash Manufacturing equipment, net of accumulated depreciation Office equipment, net of accumulated depreciation Total assets Equity: Common stock Retained earnings Total equity $ 755,250 380,00e 46,000 $1,181,250 $1,080,000 101,258 $1,181,250

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