Required: 1. Compute the company's average operating assets for last year. 2. Compute the company’s margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI) for last year. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) 3. What was the company’s residual income last year?

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Financial data for Joel de Paris, Inc., for last year follow:

 

Joel de Paris, Inc.
Balance Sheet
  Beginning
Balance
  Ending
Balance
Assets
Cash $ 129,000   $ 137,000  
Accounts receivable   336,000     477,000  
Inventory   580,000     488,000  
Plant and equipment, net   875,000     858,000  
Investment in Buisson, S.A.   406,000     431,000  
Land (undeveloped)   252,000     251,000  
Total assets $ 2,578,000   $ 2,642,000  
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable $ 387,000   $ 331,000  
Long-term debt   1,039,000     1,039,000  
Stockholders' equity   1,152,000     1,272,000  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 2,578,000   $ 2,642,000  
 


 

Joel de Paris, Inc.
Income Statement
 
Sales         $ 4,850,000  
Operating expenses           4,122,500  
Net operating income           727,500  
Interest and taxes:              
Interest expense $ 121,000          
Tax expense   208,000       329,000  
Net income         $ 398,500  
   


The company paid dividends of $278,500 last year. The “Investment in Buisson, S.A.,” on the balance sheet represents an investment in the stock of another company. The company's minimum required rate of return of 15%.

 

Required:

1. Compute the company's average operating assets for last year.

2. Compute the company’s margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI) for last year. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

3. What was the company’s residual income last year?

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