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How to understand ”EVA can be manipulated by choosing project with low initial cost’

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November 12, 2012 at 12:41 am #55203
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“EVA can be manipulated by choosing project with low initial cost to boost short-term boost to value measure in the same way as profit measures.”
November 12, 2012 at 4:37 am #107057
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Hi men
EVA = Nopa – CE x WacC in which Nopa we dont adjust for depreciation expense because it equal to economic depreciation. Therefore, low cost mean low economic dep and Nopa will increase meanwhile economic depreciation is very subjective and hard to define.
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