Explain Why Other Comprehensive Income Is Excluded from the Numerator

question 16

Essay

Explain why other comprehensive income is excluded from the numerator of the EPS calculation.

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Definitions:

Long-Run Average Total Cost

A concept in economics that represents the per-unit cost of production in the long term, where all inputs are considered variable.

Scale

Refers to the size or level of operation of a process or system, often used in contexts of production, distribution, or analysis.

Returns to Scale

The change in output resulting from a proportional change in all inputs, where increases can be constant, increasing, or decreasing.

Long-Run Average Cost

The average cost per unit of output where all inputs, including capital, are variable in the long term.