Tootsie Roll Industries has two business segments, one for operations in the United States 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 your analysis?

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Year 2 Year 1 United Mexico and United Mexico and States Canada States $39,250 $450,440 24,900 720,500 1,350 46,200 Canada Sales $460,580 $32,860 4,100 620 795,600 .. 49,300