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Saturday, 10 May 2014

Selected sales and operating data for three divisions of different structural engineering firms are given as follows: Division A Division B Division C Sales $11,500,000 $13,500,000 $24,500,000 Average operating assets $2,875,000 $5,400,000 $4,375,000 Net operating income $517,500 $472,500 $661,500 Minimum required rate of return 14% 12% 14%

Selected sales and operating data for three divisions of different structural engineering firms are given as follows:
 
Division A Division B Division C
  Sales $11,500,000     $13,500,000     $24,500,000     
  Average operating assets $2,875,000     $5,400,000     $4,375,000     
  Net operating income $517,500     $472,500     $661,500     
  Minimum required rate of return 14%  12%  14%  



Division A Division B Division C
  Average operating assets $2,875,000      $5,400,000      $4,375,000     
  Required rate of return ×14%   ×12%   ×14%  
  Minimum required return
$402,500     
$648,000     
$612,500     
  Actual net operating income $517,500      $472,500      $661,500     
  Minimum required return (above) 18      648,000      612,500     
  Residual income
$115,000     
$(175,500)    
$49,000   

Juniper Design Ltd. of Manchester, England, is a company specializing in providing design services to

Juniper Design Ltd. of Manchester, England, is a company specializing in providing design services to residential developers. Last year the company had net operating income of £410,000 on sales of £1,400,000. The company's average operating assets for the year were £1,600,000 and its minimum required rate of return was 11%. (The currency used in England is the pound, denoted by £.)

Required:
Compute the company's residual income for the year. (Omit the "£" sign in your response.)
 
  Residual income £  


Explanation:
  Average operating assets
£1,600,000    
  Net operating income £410,000    
  Minimum required return: 11% × £ 1,600,000 176,000    
  Residual income
£234,000