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Batman Abstract Company Has Three Divisions That Operate Autonomously The Company's Desired Rate of Return Is 20

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Batman Abstract Company has three divisions that operate autonomously.Their results for 2015 are as follows:
 Riddler  Joker  Penguin  Sales $5,000,000$7,000,000$10,000,000 Contribution margin 1,440,0001,700,0003,500,000 Pperating income 1,000,0001,750,0002,520,000 Investment base 9,000,00010,000,00014,000,000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & { \text { Riddler } } & { \text { Joker } } & { \text { Penguin } } \\\hline \text { Sales } & \$ 5,000,000 & \$ 7,000,000 & \$ 10,000,000 \\\hline \text { Contribution margin } & 1,440,000 & 1,700,000 & 3,500,000 \\\hline \text { Pperating income } & 1,000,000 & 1,750,000 & 2,520,000 \\\hline \text { Investment base } & 9,000,000 & 10,000,000 & 14,000,000 \\\hline\end{array} The company's desired rate of return is 20%.
Required:
a.Compute each division's ROI.
b.Compute each division's residual income.
c.Rank each division by both ROI and residual income.
d.Which division had the best performance in 2015? Why?

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