EXERCISE 12-17 (20 MINUTES)

4. a. Present New Line Total

Operating assets ... $4,000,000 $1,000,000 $5,000,000

Minimum return required ... × 12% × 12% × 12%

Minimum net operating in-

come... $ 480,000 $ 120,000 $ 600,000

Actual net operating income .... $ 800,000 $ 160,000 $ 960,000

come (above)... 480,000 120,000 600,000

Residual income... $ 320,000 $ 40,000 $ 360,000

b. Under the residual income approach, Dell Havasi would be inclined to

accept the new product line, since adding the line would increase the

total amount of his division’s residual income, as shown above.

Problem 12-21 (45 minutes)