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Rooney Technologies, Inc. has three divisions. Rooney has a desired rate of return of 12.5 percent. The operating assets and income for each division are as follows:

Divisions	Operating Assets				Operating Income
Printer	$	670,000			$	108,540
Copier		940,000				100,580
Fax		490,000				66,640
Total	$	2,100,000			$	275,760

Rooney headquarters has $133,000 of additional cash to invest in one of its divisions. The division managers have identified investment opportunities that are expected to yield the following ROIs:

	Expected ROIs for
Divisions	Additional Investments
Printer	14.0	%
Copier	13.0	%
Fax	12.0	%

Required

1. a-1. Calculate the ROI for each division.

2. a-2. Which division manager is currently producing the highest ROI?

3. b. Based on ROI, which division manager would be most eager to accept the $133,000 of investment funds?

4. c. Based on ROI, which division manager would be least likely to accept the $133,000 of investment funds?

5. d. Which division offers the best investment opportunity for Rooney?

6. g. Calculate the residual income:

1. (1) At the corporate (headquarters) level before the additional investment.

2. (2) At the division level before the additional investment.

3. (3) At the investment level.

4. (4) At the division level after the additional investment.

Calculate the ROI for each division. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place. (i.e., .234 should be entered as 23.4).)

	ROI Printer Division % Copier Division % Fax Division %

Calculate the residual income at the corporate (headquarters) level before the additional investment.

Resudial Income

Calculate the residual income: (Loss amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

(2) At the division level before the additional investment. (3) At the investment level. (4) At the division level after the additional investment.

	Residual Income (loss) (2) Printer division Copier division Fax division (3) Printer division Copier division Fax division (4) Printer division Copier division Fax division

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