For its three investment centers, Gerrard Company accumulates the following data: I II III Sales $2,090,000 $3,943,000 $4,079,000 Controllable margin 1,463,000 1,971,500 3,671,100 Average operating assets 4,949,000 8,073,000 12,147,000 The centers expect the following changes in the next year: (I) increase sales 10%; (II) decrease costs $384,000; (III) decrease average operating assets $545,000. Compute the expected return on investment (ROI) for each center. Assume center I has a controllable margin percentage of 70%. (Round ROI to 1 decimal place, e. g. 1.5%.)

1. all other things equal, according to the law of demand, when the price of a good falls, the demand for the good falls the demand for the good rises the quantity demanded of the good falls the quantity demanded of the good rises 2. when a market is in equilibrium, the quantity of the good that buyers are willing and able to buy exactly equals the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell cannot be determined is less than the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell is greater than the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell 3. which of the following factors does not influence the demand for a good or service? consumer (buyer) income the price of related goods the number of sellers buyer expectations 4. when the number of sellers in a market increases, demand rises supply rises the price rises, all else equal the number of buyers falls

In 1975, mcdonald’s introduced its egg mcmuffin breakfast sandwich, which remains popular and profitable today. this longevity illustrates the idea of:

The smelting department of kiner company has the following production and cost data for november. production: beginning work in process 3,700 units that are 100% complete as to materials and 23% complete as to conversion costs; units transferred out 10,500 units; and ending work in process 8,100 units that are 100% complete as to materials and 41% complete as to conversion costs. compute the equivalent units of production for (a) materials and (b) conversion costs for the month of november.