Evaluate the performance of two divisions assuming UEI uses economic value added (EVA).
Evaluate the performance of two divisions assuming UEI uses economic value added (EVA).
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Evaluate the performance of two divisions assuming UEI uses economic value added (EVA).

Transcribed Image Text:Universal Electronics, Inc. (UEI), which started operations one year ago, has two divisions: Consumer and Commercial. Both divisions
Invest heavily in R&D, which is assumed to benefit five years. R&D spending is made uniformly throughout the year. UEI has a cost of
capital of 11 percent. Selected financial information for the two divisions (in thousands of dollars) for the year just completed follows.
Сommercial
$37,000
3,885
27,750
Consumer
Sales revenue
Divisional income
Divisional investment
Current liabilities
$22,000
3,850
27,500
1,000
1,000
800
RAD
1,000
Required:
Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming UEI uses economic value added (EVA). (Enter your answers in thousands of
dollars rounded to 1 decimal place.)
EVA of Consumer division
EVA of Commercial division
Which division performed better?
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