ZNet Co. is a web-based retail company. The company reports the following for 2017. Sales $ 18,620,000 Operating income 5,586,000 Average invested assets 26,600,000 The company’s CEO believes that sales for 2018 will increase by 30%, and both profit margin (%) and the level of average invested assets will be the same as for 2017. 1. Compute return on investment for 2017. 2. Compute profit margin for 2017. 3. If the CEO’s forecast is correct, what will return on investment equal for 2018? 4. If the CEO’s forecast is correct, what will investment turnover equal for 2018?
