Concept introduction:
Residual income is generally used to measure the performance of a department of an organization. It is calculated by subtracting target income from net income.
Net operating income is the organization revenue less all expenses incurred by an organization.
Required return on asset is the opportunity cost of the fund for the company.
Requirement 1:
We have to determine the residual income of Samsung for fiscal year 2017.
Concept introduction:
Residual income is generally used to measure the performance of a department of an organization. It is calculated by subtracting target income from net income.
Net operating income is the organization revenue less all expenses incurred by an organization.
Required return on asset is the opportunity cost of the fund for the company.
Return on investment is the total return on investment in percentage
Requirement 2:
We have to determine the return on investment for Samsung for fiscal year 2017.
Concept introduction:
Residual income is generally used to measure the performance of a department of an organization. It is calculated by subtracting target income from net income.
Net operating income is the organization revenue less all expenses incurred by an organization.
Required return on asset is the opportunity cost of the fund for the company.
Return on investment is the total return on investment in percentage
Requirement 3:
We have to determine the return on investment for Apple for fiscal year 2017.
Concept introduction:
Residual income is generally used to measure the performance of a department of an organization. It is calculated by subtracting target income from net income.
Net operating income is the organization revenue less all expenses incurred by an organization.
Required return on asset is the opportunity cost of the fund for the company.
Return on investment is the total return on investment in percentage
Requirement 4:
We have to determine which Company has higher return on investment for fiscal year 2017.

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