The vice president of operations of Cantor Simmons Cycle Company is evaluating the performance of two divisions organized as investment centers. Invested assets and condensed income statement data for the past year for each division are as follows:

 

Road Bike

Mountain Bike

 

Division

Division

Sales

$750,000

$ 950,000

Cost of goods sold

412,500

560,000

Operating expenses

187,500

181,000

Invested assets

600,000

1,187,500

Instructions

1. Prepare condensed divisional income statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, assuming that there were no service department charges.

2. Using the DuPont formula for rate of return on investment, determine the profit margin, investment turnover, and rate of return on investment for each division.

3. If management desires a minimum acceptable rate of return of 18%, determine the residual income for each division.

4. Discuss the evaluation of the two divisions, using the performance measures determined in parts (1), (2), and (3).