The income statement comparison for Forklift Material Handling shows the income statement for the current and prior year. FORKLIFT MATERIAL HANDLING Income statement Comparison Current Year Prior Year...

Extracted text: The income statement comparison for Forklift Material Handling shows the income statement for the current and prior year. FORKLIFT MATERIAL HANDLING Income statement Comparison Current Year Prior Year (Amounts in thousands) Sales $33,750 $24,700 Cost of goods sold 21,937.5 16,796 Gross profit $11,812.5 $7,904 Expenses: Wages $8,750 $6,188 Utilities 675 250 Repairs 170 325 Selling 507 300 Total Expenses $10,102 $7,063 Operating income ? ? Operating income % Total assets (investment base) $4,400 $1,400 Return on investment ? ? Residual income (8% cost of capital) ? ? A. Determine the operating income (loss) (dollars) for each year. If required round final answers to two decimal places. Current Year Prior Year Operating income (loss) $ B. Determine the operating income (loss) (percentage) for each year. If required round final answers to two decimal places. Current Year Prior Year Operating income (loss) % c. The company made a strategic decision to invest in additional assets in the current year. These amounts are provided. Using the total assets amounts as the investment base, calculate the return on investment. Was the decision to invest additional assets in the company successful? If required round final answers to two decimal places. Current Year Prior Year Return on investment % D. Assuming an 8% cost of capital, calculate the residual income for each year. Do not round intermediate computations and round final answers to nearest whole dollar. For those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. Current Year Prior Year Residual income $ The residual income related to the investment in the current year. This with the ROI results. Management consider both methods in their analysis of the investment.