Question

Paula Boothe, president of the Armange Corporation, has mandated a minimum 10% return on investment for any project undertaken by the company. Given the company’s decentralization, Paula leaves all investment decisions to the divisional managers as long as they anticipate a minimum rate of return of at least 10%. The Energy Drinks division, under the direction of manager Martin Koch, has achieved a 14% return on investment for the past three years. This year is not expected to be different from the past three. Koch has just received a proposal to invest $1,800,000 in a new line of energy drinks that is expected to generate $216,000 in operating income.Calculate the residual income for the proposed new line of energy drinks.

Answer 1

Answer:

Residual income= $36,000

Explanation:

Residual income is the income that is generated in excess of the minimum required rate of return, which in this case is 10%. Any income above 10% return is considered as residual income. In this case the investment is 1,800,000 and 10% of that is 180,000 (0.1*1,800,000). So any income made above $180,000 will be residual income. In order to find the residual income we subtract the minimum income required from the actual income.

In this case the minimum income required is 180,000 and the actual operating income is 216,000 so residual income=

216,000-180,000= $36,000