PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 12, Problem 18PS
EVA Here are several questions about economic value added or EVA.
- a. Is EVA expressed as a percentage or a dollar amount?
- b. Write down the formula for calculating EVA.
- c. What is the difference, if any, between EVA and residual income?
- d. What is the point of EVA? Why do firms use it?
- e. Does the effectiveness of EVA depend on accurate measures of accounting income and assets?
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