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Residual Income Question 182/Kaplan

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  • This topic has 4 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • July 29, 2017 at 1:51 pm #399304
    Avatarkatalinka
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    Dear John,

    My question relates to the below example from Kaplan’s exam kit:

    Net value of assets and liabilities 4500m
    Revenue 3500m
    cost of sales 1800m
    Local administration 250m
    IT costs 50m
    Distribution 80m
    Central administration 30m
    interest charges 90m
    net profit 1200m
    ignore taxation

    If the cost of capital is 12% what is the division’s RI?

    I understand that we need to use controllable profit so I added the interest to the net profit to calculate RI but according to solution the controllable profit is= 1200+90+30+50.

    Could you please explain it why?
    Thanks very much.

    Kind regards,
    Katalin

    July 29, 2017 at 3:24 pm #399315
    Avatarkatalinka
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    I’ve been thinking since I sent this question in and the example states that the head office controls finance, HR and IT expenditure but all other decisions are devolved to the local centres.
    So if there are expenses which are not controlled by the division adds to the division’s net profit so that will be equal to the division’s controllable profit?
    I am on the right track?

    July 29, 2017 at 6:27 pm #399337
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    Yes – you are on the right track and you have answered your own question 🙂

    July 30, 2017 at 8:53 am #399395
    Avatarkatalinka
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    Thaaaanks 🙂 🙂
    More stupid questions are on the way though 🙂

    Kind regards,

    Katalin

    July 30, 2017 at 6:30 pm #399491
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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