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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below) Wyalusing Industries has manufactured prefabricated houses for over 20 years. The houses are constructed in sections to be assembled on customers' lots. Wyalusing expanded into the precut housing market when it acquired Fairmont Company, one of its suppliers. In this market, various types of lumber are precut into the appropriate lengths, banded into packages, and shipped to customers' lots for assembly. Wyalusing designated the Fairmont Division as an investment center. Wyalusing uses return on investment (ROI) as a performance measure with investment defined as average productive assets. Management bonuses are based in part on ROI. All investments are expected to earn a minimum return of 12 percent before income taxes. Fairmont's Rol has ranged from 21.3 to 24.5 percent since it was acquired, Fairmont had an investment opportunity in 20x1 that had an estimated ROI of 20 percent. Fairmont's management decided against the investment because it believed the investment would decrease the division's overall ROI. The 20xt income statement for Fairmont Division follows. The division's productive assets were $21,000,000 at the end of 20x1, a 5 percent increase over the balance at the beginning of the year. FAIRMONT DIVISION Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 20x1 (in thousands) Sales revenue $54,020 Coft of goods sold 32,100 Gross margin $21,920 Operating expenses: Administrative $ 4,330 Selling 13, 080 17,410 Income from operations before income taxes $ 4,510 Required: 1-a. Calculate the return on investment (ROI) for 20x1 for the Fairmont Division 1-b. Calculate residual income for 20x1 for the Fairmont Division

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