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Hi there,
In this question part (c) management buyout, I don’t understand why the model answers pro rata the the costs on the basis of two-third. 2/3
What i understand from the passage which says that the parts division is half the size of the fridge division….. So, i would think that it should be one-half, 1/2 instead of two-third.
Can anyone explain why it used 2/3 instead of 1/2?
Thank you so much
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Well the complete business consists of both the parts and the fridge division right? and parts division is 1/2 the size of fridge division?
So if you look at it, the complete organization is:
33% Parts
66% FridgeWhen pro rata is applied, 2/3 or 66% (Fridge business) is applied on the TOTAL amounts of the organization, leaving out the 1/3 or 33% (Parts business).
The parts business still is 1/2 or 50% of the fridge business. I.e. 33/66 = 50%
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