Question

Two investment centers at Marshman Corporation have the following current-year income and asset data:
Investment Center A Investment Center B
Investment center income$525,000 $635,000
Investment center average invested assets$4,600,000 $3,050,000
The return on investment (ROI) for Investment Center A is:________.

Answer 1

Answer: 11.41%

Explanation:

Return on assets refers to the amount of income earned per capital invested. It is calculated by the formula:

= Net income / Average assets invested

ROI for Center A will therefore be:

= 525,000 / 4,600,000

= 0.1141

= 11.41%