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To determine the required return to justify the operating income, we can use the following steps:

  1. Calculate the operating income (EBIT):
    [
    text{EBIT} = text{Revenue} times text{Profit Margin} = 94.19 times 0.102 approx 9.603
    ]

  2. Determine the cost of capital:
    • The capital armated ratio is 15%.
    • The cost of capital is calculated as:
      [
      text{Cost of Capital} = text{EBIT} times text{Cost of Capital Factor} – text{Interest}
      ]
    • Compute the operating income after interest:
      [
      text{Operating Income} = text{EBIT} – text{Interest} = 9.603 – 3.2 = 6.403
      ]
    • Compute the required return:
      [
      text{Required Return} = frac{6.403}{0.15} approx 42.69%
      ]

Thus, the required return to justify the current operating income is approximately boxed{42.7%}.

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