A Company May Prefer to Use Residual Income Over Return

question 94

Multiple Choice

A company may prefer to use residual income over return on investment for performance evaluation because:

• A)return on investment is absolute figure but residual income is a ratio.
• B)residual income is more likely to lead to goal congruence than return on investment.
• C)it is easier to calculate residual income than return on investment.
• D)residual income considers three elements but return on investment considers only two elements.

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Definitions:

Stock Split

A process initiated by a corporation to split its current stock into several shares in order to increase the shares' liquidity.

Market Price

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in the financial markets.

Dividend Per Share

The total dividends declared by a company divided by the number of outstanding shares.