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Hudson Company has two divisions.The following information is available:
 North Division  South Division  Revenue for year $300,000$500,000\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { l l } &\text { North Division } & \text { South Division } \\\text { Revenue for year }&\$ 300,000 & \$ 500,000\end{array}\end{array}
Operating income before taxes
 for year $100,000$90,000 Average invested capital for year $100,000$200,000 Invested capital at end of year $200,000$300,000 Taxrate 30%30% After-tax cost of capital for year 20%15%\begin{array}{lll}\text { for year } & \$ 100,000 & \$ 90,000 \\\text { Average invested capital for year } & \$ 100,000 & \$ 200,000 \\\text { Invested capital at end of year } & \$ 200,000 & \$ 300,000 \\\text { Taxrate } & 30 \% & 30 \% \\\text { After-tax cost of capital for year } & 20 \% & 15 \%\end{array}
Required:
1.Using operating income after taxes as the income measure,compute the following for each division:
A) Return on investment.
B) Return on sales
C) Capital turnover
D) Residual income
2. Which division is more successful? Why?

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A)North Division: $70,000/$100,000 = ...

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