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Performance measurement

BBrian5y ago
Sir Are both return on investment and residual income based on accounting measures of profit and capital employed which may be subject to manipulation Or is it only based on residual income ? And this is a disadvantage isn’t it sir
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor5y ago#1
They are both subject to manipulation and it is a problem with both measures.
BBrian5y ago#2
Ok sir So it’s a disadvantage of both ri and Roi Thank you sir
BBrian5y ago#3
But why Is it open to manipulation Sir
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor5y ago#4
Because profits can be manipulated by things like deciding what rate of depreciation to charge and what to accrue and prepay.
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