Carter Company reported the following financial numbers for one of its divisions for the year; average total assets of $4,280,000; sales of $4,705,000; cost of goods sold of $2,730,000; and operating expenses of $1,552,000. Assume a target income of 8% of average invested assets. Compute residual income for the division: Multiple Choice $33,840. $158,000. $80,600. $90,600. $38,100.

Brian has just finished college. he wants to set up a small business to make and sell fireworks. he registers his company and acquires a license from the government. he finds that most of his competitors are selling fireworks at an extremely low price. he would like to make more money, so he decides to innovate and develop better fireworks. he sells his fireworks at a higher price, and they are a huge hit with the customers. after a few years, he earns enough profit to set up a bigger fireworks factory that complies with the government’s health and safety regulations. he even starts exporting fireworks overseas. which type of economy does this scenario describe?