Question

Waldron inc. is considering selling to a group of new customers that will bring in credit sales of $24,000 with a return on sales of 5%. the only new investment will be in accounts receivable. waldron has a turnover ratio of 6 to 1 between sales and accounts receivable. what is waldron inc.'s expected return on investment?

Answer 1

Answer:

30%

Explanation:

The computation of return on investment is shown below:-

Return on Sales = Credit sales ×  Return on sales

= $24,000 × 5%

= $1,200

Investment in Accounts Receivable

= $24,000 ×  1 ÷ 6

= $4,000

Return on Investment = Return on Sales ÷  Investment in Accounts Receivable  × 100

= $1,200 ÷ $4,000  × 100

= 30%

Therefore for computing the return on investment we simply divide the investment in account receivable by return on sales.