A company reports the following for the past year. Sales $ 11,680,000 Income 5,256,000 Average assets 29,200,000 The company's CFO believes that income for next year will be $6,832,800. Average assets will be the same as the past year. 1. Compute return on investment for the past year. 2. If the CFO's forecast is correct, what will return on investment be for next year?

A company reports the following for the past year. Sales $ 11,680,000 Income 5,256,000 Average assets 29,200,000 The company's CFO believes that income for next year will be $6,832,800. Average assets will be the same as the past year. 1. Compute return on investment for the past year. 2. If the CFO's forecast is correct, what will return on investment be for next year?

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Chapter10: Forecasting Financial Statement

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