A Company Which Favors the Residual Income Approach to Financial

question 52

Multiple Choice

A company which favors the residual income approach to financial performance evaluation wants managers to ________.

• A) concentrate on maximizing an absolute amount of dollars of residual income as opposed to a percentage yield as is the case with ROI
• B) concentrate on maximizing a percentage return in excess of the cost of capital
• C) maximize the investment turnover ratio
• D) maximize return on sales

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