Fitness Fanatics is a regional chain of health clubs. The managers of the clubs, who have authority to make investments as needed, are evaluated based largely on return on investment (ROI). The company's Springfield Club reported the following results for the past year: Sales $710,000
Net operating income $11,360
Average operating assets $100,000
1. Compute the Springfield club’s return on investment (ROI).
2. Assume that the manager of the club is able to increase sales by $71,000 and that, as a result, net operating income increases by $5,041. Further assume that this is possible without any increase in operating assets. What would be the club’s return on investment (ROI)?
3. Assume that the manager of the club is able to reduce expenses by $2,840 without any change in sales or operating assets. What would be the club’s return on investment (ROI)?
4. Assume that the manager of the club is able to reduce operating assets by $50,000 without any change in sales or net operating income. What would be the club’s return on investment (ROI)?

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Kiona co. set up a petty cash fund for payments of small amounts. the following transactions involving the petty cash fund occurred in may (the last month of the company's fiscal year). may 1 prepared a company check for $350 to establish the petty cash fund. 15 prepared a company check to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since may 1. a. paid $109.20 for janitorial services. b. paid $89.15 for miscellaneous expenses. c. paid postage expenses of $60.90. d. paid $80.01 to the county gazette (the local newspaper) for an advertisement. e. counted $26.84 remaining in the petty cashbox. 16 prepared a company check for $200 to increase the fund to $550. 31 the petty cashier reports that $380.27 cash remains in the fund. a company check is drawn to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since may 15. f. paid postage expenses of $59.10. g. reimbursed the office manager for business mileage, $47.05. h. paid $48.58 to deliver merchandise to a customer, terms fob destination. 31 the company decides that the may 16 increase in the fund was too large. it reduces the fund by $50, leaving a total of $500.

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