When Adjusting a Division's Accounting Earnings for Use in the Economic

question 93

Multiple Choice

When adjusting a division's accounting earnings for use in the economic value added calculations, R&D spending is usually

• A) subtracted from the division's performance.
• B) depreciated over the life of the average R&D projected and subtracted from the division's performance.
• C) amortized over the life of the average R&D projected and added back to the division's performance.
• D) added back into the division's performance.

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