Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781260247787
Author: Ray H. Garrison, Eric W. Noreen, Peter C. Brewer
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 11, Problem 5Q
To determine

Residual Income:

Residual Income refers to the remainder of income after all the monetary obligations of an entity are discharged. However this definition is applicable to individual level finance.

In investment accounting, residual income is the income over the minimum expected rate of return or cost of capital. Hence residual income is calculated as Net Income for the year less the cost of capital.

Meaning of Residual Income

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