Tootsie Roll Industries has two business segments, one for operations in the U.S. and one for operations in Mexico and Canada. The information below (in thousands) comes from a recent annual report. Find the ROI for each segment for each year.

Instructions
Find and analyze segment ROI using the DuPont method described in this chapter. Explain the performance difference between the two segments across the two years by using the information from the DuPont breakdown of ROI. How does the fact that Tootsie Roll acquired a foreign-based company in August of Year 2 affect youranalysis?

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Year 2 Year 1 United Mexico and United Mexico and States Canada Canada $387,280 $32,830 $362,373 $30,283 283,362 5,013 325 States Sales - Net assets293, Net earnings 58,098 1,174 618 69,230 65,385