1B3I FOR SEVERAL YEARS, NORTHERN DIVISION OF MARINO COMPANY HAS MAINT...

137. CSO: 1B3d LOS: 1B3i

For several years, Northern Division of Marino Company has maintained a positive

residual income. Northern is currently considering investing in a new project that will

lower the division’s overall return on investment (ROI) but increase its residual income.

What is the relationship between the expected rate of return on the new project, the firm’s

cost of capital, and the division’s current ROI?

a. The expected rate of return on the new project is higher than the division’s current

return on investment, but lower than the firm’s cost of capital.

b. The firm’s cost of capital is higher than the expected rate of return on the new

project, but lower than the division’s current return on investment.

c. The division’s current return on investment is higher than the expected rate of

return on the new project, but lower than the firm’s cost of capital.

d. The expected rate of return on the new project is higher than the firm’s cost of

capital, but lower than the division’s current return on investment.

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