Snickers Company has two investment centers and has developed the following information:

Department A

Department B

Net operating income

$120,000

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Average operating assets

?

$400,000

Sales

800,000

250,000

ROI

10%

12%

Required:

a) What was the amount of Department A’s average operating assets?

b) What was the amount of Department B’s net operating income?

c) If Department B is able to reduce its operating assets by $100,000, what would be Department B’s new ROI?

d) If Department A is able to increase its net operating income by $60,000 by reducing expenses, what would be Department A’s new ROI?