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Megatronics corporation, a massive retailer of electronic products, is organized in four separate divisions. the four divisional managers are evaluated at year-end and bonuses are awarded based on roi. last year, the company, as a whole, produced a 13 percent return on its investment. during the past week, management of the company's western division was approached about the possibility of buying a competitor that had decided to redirect its retail activities. if the competitor is acquired, it will be acquired at its book value. the data that follow relate to recent performance of the western division and the competitor: western division competitorsales $4,220,000 $2,620,000variable costs 70% of sales 60% of salesfixed costs $1,079,000 $970,000invested capital $850,000 $300,000management has determined that in order to upgrade the competitor to megatronics' standards, an additional $187,500 of invested capital would be needed. required: 1. compute the roi of the competitor: a) before upgrading. b) after upgrading.2. calculate the western division's roi after acquisition of the competitor but before upgrading.(round "percentage" answer to 2 decimal places)

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