Started career as professional chef then a district sales manager for a wine & spirits company. Retired in 2005, breeding Araucana chickens. Carrot Colors Carrots as we know them now are orange but the original carrot was a small, thin, bitter root that was nowhere near the revered vegetable it is today. Purple, red and even black were the normal colors until the resourceful Dutch agriculturalists took an interest in them.
Project Return on Investment (ROI) An indicator used to measure the financial savings/gain (or loss) of a project in relation to its cost. Typically, it is used in determining whether a project will yield positive financial benefits, and in turn giving approval to proceed. The formula for a Project ROI = ((projectâs financial gain or loss â projectâs cost) / projectâs cost) X 100.
DEFINITION of 'Return On Investment-ROI'. A performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or to compare the efficiency of a number of different investments.ROI measures the amount of return on an investment relative to the investmentâs cost.To calculate ROI, the benefit (or return) of an investment is divided by the cost of the investment, and the result is expressed as a percentage or a ratio.The return on investment formula: In the above formula, Gain from Investmentâ refers to the proceeds obtained from the sale of the investment of interest.o calculate the return on his investment, he would divide his profits ($1,200 - $1,000 = $200) by the investment cost ($1,000), for a ROI of $200/$1,000, or 20%. With this information, he could compare the profitability of his investment in Slice Pizza with that of other investments.