Hilton Hotels Corp. provides lodging services around the world. The company is separated into three major divisions:
€¢ Hotel ownership: Hotels owned and operated by Hilton.
€¢ Managing and franchising: Hotels franchised to others or managed for others.
€¢ Timeshare: Resort properties managed for timeshare vacation owners.
Financial information for each division, from a recent annual report, is as follows (in millions):

a. Use the DuPont formula to determine the return on investment for each of the Hilton business divisions. Round to four digits after the decimal place.
b. Determine the residual income for each division, assuming a minimum acceptable income of 15% of total assets.
c. Interpret yourresults.

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Managing and Hotel Ownership %2,388 4,542 Franchising Timeshare Revenues Income from operations Total assets $342 290 668 $320 470 86