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Title: The top management at Groundsource Company, a manufacturer of lawn and garden equipment, is ...
Post by: tftc4e on Jul 31, 2018
The top management at Groundsource Company, a manufacturer of lawn and garden equipment, is attempting to recover from a fire that destroyed some of their accounting records. The main computer system was also severely damaged. The following information was salvaged:

Tractor DivisionTiller DivisionDigger Division
Sales$10,000,000(a)$2,400,000
Net operating income$ 1,000,000$1,600,000$ 600,000
Operating assets(b)(c)$ 2,000,000
Return on investment0.200.15(d)
Return on sales(e)0.080.25
Investment turnover(f)(g)1.2

What were the sales for the Tiller Division? (Round the final answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
A) $10,666,667
B) $20,000,000
C) $3,000,000
D) $853,333


Title: The top management at Groundsource Company, a manufacturer of lawn and garden equipment, is ...
Post by: annabananerz on Jul 31, 2018
 B
Explanation:  Return on Sales = Net Income / Sales
0.08 = $1,600,000 / S
S = $1,600,000 / 0.08 = $20,000,000


Title: The top management at Groundsource Company, a manufacturer of lawn and garden equipment, is ...
Post by: tftc4e on Jul 31, 2018
Appreciate the effort you put into answering, thank you!


Title: The top management at Groundsource Company, a manufacturer of lawn and garden equipment, is ...
Post by: annabananerz on Jul 31, 2018
You're very welcome