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ROI and Residual Income:
Suppose that a division of a company is treated as an investment center. Its manager is currently obtaining an ROI of 15% from existing assets of $1 million. The cost of capital (corporate discount rate) is 10%. The division manager has the option of choosing among the following projects which are independent of existing operations and the other alternative projects.
PROJECT INVESTMENT ROI
A $100,000 14%
B $400,000 20
C $200,000 14
D $300,000 12
E $500,000 8
A Given the current investment in existing assets in which additional projects should the division manager invest if the objective is to maximize ROI.