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balanced scorecard

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  • This topic has 10 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 5 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • September 13, 2020 at 11:18 am #585440
    Noah098
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    Sir how does balanced scorecard provide external information? could you give an example, if you don’t mind

    September 13, 2020 at 2:35 pm #585456
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
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    It doesn’t provide external information.

    September 15, 2020 at 3:22 am #585645
    Nikitagarwal
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    Hello Sir,

    I have the below question and I am stuck at it can you please help me with it ?

    NW is an electricity and gas provider for residential and business
    properties.
    The business was nationalised in the past (State owned) but has more
    recently become a privatised company.
    Annual data from NW’s accounts are provided below relating to its first
    three years of operation as a private sector concern.
    Also shown, for comparison, is the proforma data as included in the
    privatisation documents. The proforma accounts are notional accounts
    prepared to show the performance of the company in its last year under
    public ownership as if it had applied private sector accounting
    conventions. They also incorporate a dividend payment based on the
    dividend policy declared in the prospectus.
    The activities of privatised utilities are scrutinised by a regulatory body,
    which restricts the extent to which prices can be increased.
    The demand for gas and electricity in the area served by NW has risen
    over time at a steady 2% pa, largely reflecting demographic trends.
    Key financial and operating data for year ending 31 December ($m)
    2011 2012 2013 2014
    Turnover 450 480 540 620
    Net profit 26 35 55 75
    Taxation 5 6 8 10
    Profit after tax 21 29 47 65
    Dividends 7 10 15 20
    Total assets 100 119 151 191
    Capital expenditure 20 30 60 75
    Wage bill 100 98 90 86
    Directors’ emoluments 0.8 2.0 2.3 3.0
    Employees (number) 12.000 11,800 10,500 10,000
    Retail price index (RPI) 100 102 105 109
    Ques – Using the data provided, assess the extent to which NW has met the
    interests of the following groups of stakeholders in its first three years as
    a privatized enterprise?
    My question is when giving balance data from the perspective of consumers they have removed the volume growth(2%) and therefore have calculated the price rise (which as per answer 9.1%), I get it that inflation is 9% but how have they calculated the price rise .
    Also, how is average wages calculated over the period ?

    September 15, 2020 at 3:28 am #585646
    Nikitagarwal
    Participant
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    Also, for govt analysis they have mentioned that price has risen by 38% in absolute and 30% in real terms? how have they calculated this ?

    September 15, 2020 at 9:32 am #585687
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
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    Nikitagarwal: In future you must start a new thread when you are asking about something else.

    The average yearly increase in turnover over the whole period is (third root of (620/450) – 1) which is 11.27% per year.
    2% of the increase is due to higher demand.

    Therefore the average price rise is (1.1127/1.02) – 1 = 9.1%.

    If it really is average wages that you want (although I cannot think why) then add them up and divide by 4.

    September 15, 2020 at 9:37 am #585688
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
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    The statement in your second post is wrong.

    Turnover (not price) has risen from 450 to 620, which is an increase of 38%

    The average price rise is 9.1% per year. Therefore the actual price increase over the period is (1.091^3 – 1) = 30%

    Where did you find this question, because it is not really typical of current exam questions on this topic?

    September 16, 2020 at 6:38 am #585792
    Nikitagarwal
    Participant
    • Topics: 154
    • Replies: 147
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    Hello sir,
    I will take care of ask questions by fresh start.
    Also, this is the question from Kalpan’s text book which was valid till June 2020 but since there is not much change I am working on it only .

    September 17, 2020 at 12:09 pm #585919
    Nikitagarwal
    Participant
    • Topics: 154
    • Replies: 147
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    Hi Sir,

    Is it fine for me to use this text book

    September 17, 2020 at 1:25 pm #585929
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 57
    • Replies: 54812
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    Yes it is OK.

    If you are watching my free lectures then you do not really need the text book. The lectures are a complete free course and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    However you choose to study, it is the Exam Kit/Revision Kit that is the most essential book because it is full of past exam and other exam standard questions for practice.

    September 17, 2020 at 3:54 pm #585945
    Nikitagarwal
    Participant
    • Topics: 154
    • Replies: 147
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    Yes sir I will be buying the exam kit soon can you please recommend me from which publisher should I get that? will it be Kalpan or BPP or any other ?

    September 18, 2020 at 8:41 am #585997
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 57
    • Replies: 54812
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    It must be either BPP or Kaplan because they are the two ACCA approved publishers.

    If you choose BPP then you can get a 20% discount by using the link on this page.

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