Universal Electronics, Inc. (UEI), which started operations one year ago, has two divisions: Consumer and Commercial....

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Universal Electronics, Inc. (UEI), which started operations one year ago, has two divisions: Consumer and Commercial. Both divisions invest heavily in R&D, which is assumed to benefit five years. R&D spending is made uniformly throughout the year. UEI has a cost of capital of 11 percent. Selected financial Information for the two divisions (in thousands of dollars) for the year just completed follows. Sales revenue Divisional income Divisional investment Current liabilities R&D Consumer $26,000 4,560 28,500 RI of Consumer division RI of Commercial division Which division performed better? 1,400 1,400 Commercial $43,000 4,680 29,250 1,200 1,400 Required: Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming UEI uses residual income. (Enter your answers in dollars rounded to 1 decimal place.) Universal Electronics, Inc. (UEI), which started operations one year ago, has two divisions: Consumer and Commercial. Both divisions invest heavily in R&D, which is assumed to benefit five years. R&D spending is made uniformly throughout the year. UEI has a cost of capital of 11 percent. Selected financial Information for the two divisions (in thousands of dollars) for the year just completed follows. Sales revenue Divisional income Divisional investment Current liabilities R&D Consumer $26,000 4,560 28,500 RI of Consumer division RI of Commercial division Which division performed better? 1,400 1,400 Commercial $43,000 4,680 29,250 1,200 1,400 Required: Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming UEI uses residual income. (Enter your answers in dollars rounded to 1 decimal place.)

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