Selected operating data for two divisions of outback brewing, ltd., of australia are given below: division queensland new south wales sales $ 901,000 $ 2,480,000 average operating assets $ 530,000 $ 620,000 net operating income $ 54,060 $ 74,400 property, plant, and equipment (net) $ 248,000 $ 198,000 required: 1. compute the rate of return for each division using the return on investment (roi) formula stated in terms of margin and turnover. (round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 2. which divisional manager seems to be doing the better job? queensland division new south wales division

In march 2012, the state of california started requiring that all packaging for food and drink with the additive 4-methylimidazole (4-mi) be clearly labeled with a cancer warning. because of this, both pepsi and coke changed their formula to eliminate 4-mi as an ingredient. if pepsi and coke did not change their formula, holding all else constant, what would have happened to the demand for these goods, assuming pepsi and coke were in a competitive market? a. the demand curve for both pepsi and coke would have shifted to the right, causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for the companies to fall. b. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have remained unchanged, but the price of both products would have decreased and the profits for the companies would have fallen. c. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have decreased, but the prices and profits would not have changed. d. the demand curve for only one of them would change because pepsi and coke are substitutes. e. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have shifted to the left, causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for both companies to fall.