Rains Nickless Ltd. of Australia has two divisions that operate in Perth and Darwin. Selected data on the two divisions follow:

Required:
1. Compute the return on investment (ROI) for each division.
2. Assume that the company evaluates performance using residual income and that the minimum required rate of return for any division is 16%. Compute the residual income for each division.
3. Is the Darwin Division's greater residual income an indication that it is bettermanaged?

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Division Perth Darwin $9,000,000 $20,000,000 $630,000 $1,800,000 Average operating assets$3,000,000 $10,000,000 Sales ..__ .- Net operating income