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Project Appraisal

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  • This topic has 9 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 12 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • October 27, 2013 at 9:41 pm #143888
    slimchick2012
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    Could someone please assist me with the above topic I’m having problems in calculating questions. However here is one of them:
    A company has capital employed of $200,000. It has a cost of capital of 12% per year. Its residual income is $36,000.
    What is the company’s return on investment?

    October 28, 2013 at 6:24 am #143903
    John Moffat
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    The residual income is calculated after subtracting interest at 12% on the capital employed of 200,000 ie 24000. That means that the profit must be 24000 + 36000 =
    60000.

    The return on capital employed is the profit as a percentage of the capital employed , so now it is easy 🙂

    October 28, 2013 at 4:40 pm #143948
    slimchick2012
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    Thanks for your response how ever how do I calculate the or how to get it into a percentage?

    October 28, 2013 at 6:17 pm #143968
    John Moffat
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    You divide the profit by the capital employed and multiply by 100.

    October 28, 2013 at 8:01 pm #143990
    slimchick2012
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    Thanks for the response. However just to be sure I got it please correct me if I’m wrong with the calculations 60,000/24000*100?

    October 28, 2013 at 8:15 pm #143992
    John Moffat
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    No! The capital employed is 200,000, so it is (60,000/200,000)*100
    Which is 30%

    October 28, 2013 at 8:23 pm #143993
    slimchick2012
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    Thanks again OMG I’m really horrible I don’t think there’s anyway I would be successful for my exams as it’s two I’m doing and look at how badly of I am. I’m also horrible @ FFA I’m soo ashamed.

    October 28, 2013 at 9:46 pm #143997
    John Moffat
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    Just keep studying 🙂

    October 28, 2013 at 10:18 pm #143998
    slimchick2012
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    Okay thanks for the advice will try. Your feed back has been greatly appreciated.

    October 29, 2013 at 7:28 am #144013
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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