Mesopotamian Materials Inc. (MMI) has two decentralized divisions (Ur and Babylon) that have decision making responsibility over the amount of resources invested in their divisions. Recent financial extracts for both divisions are presented below: *Net income is after tax but before interest MMI's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 11.5%. The MMI measures division performance based on the book value of net assets. The producer price index 15 years ago was 100, 116 five years ago, and currently is 125.
Which is true, when fixed asset costs are adjusted upward for inflation?
A) Babylon's RONA is 35.8%
B) Babylon's RONA is 26.3%
C) Ur's depreciation expense increases by $19 more than Babylon's
D) Babylon's price adjustment multiplier is 1.16
E) None of the above
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