COST ACCOUNTING
COST ACCOUNTING
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ISBN: 9781323169261
Author: Horngren
Publisher: PEARSON C
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Chapter 23, Problem 23.32E

a.

To determine

Return on investment:

Return on investment (ROI) is an accounting measure of income divided by an accounting measure of investment. The formula used to determine ROI is given below:

Returnoninvestment=IncomeInvestment

However, ROI can provide more helpful in evaluating the performance when broken into two components as shown below.

IncomeInvestment=IncomeRevenue×RevenueInvestment

Residual income:

Residual income (RI) is an accounting measure of an income minus a dollar amount for required return on accounting measure of investment. The formula used to determine the RI is given below:

Returnincome=Income(Requiredrateofreturn×Investment)

To determine: The residual income for D Company.

b.

To determine

The economic value added (EAV) for D Company.

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Chapter 23 Solutions

COST ACCOUNTING

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