GEN COMBO FUNDAMENTALS OF COST ACCOUNTING; CONNECT 1S ACCESS CARD
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Chapter 14, Problem 42P
Comparing Business Units Using EVA: Solving for the Economic Life of the Investment
Refer to the data in Problems 14-40 and 14-41. A1, the manager of the AC Division, complains that the calculation of EVA is unfair, because a much longer life is assumed for the SO Division in calculating EVA. Sean, the manager of SO, responds that EVA is supposed to reflect economic reality and that the reality is that R&D investments in SO Division do have a longer life.
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- a. Assume that the economic life of R&D investments is two years in the AC Division. What economic life would the R&D investments in the SO Division have to have to make EVA in the two divisions equal?
- b. Are there other disputes that might arise about the calculation of EVA used for performance evaluation? Explain.
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