Heliem Corp

question 95

Essay

Heliem Corp. uses the balanced scorecard technique to achieve its long term objectives. Managers of Heliem came to know that all the balanced scorecards objectives were achieved other than financial perspective measures for the previous period. While the learning and growth and internal business processes perspective measures were achieved with relative ease, Heliem had to strive extremely hard to achieve customer oriented measures. The company had failed miserably in achieving its financial measures.
Using the given information, evaluate the strategy of Heliem and its implementation.

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Definitions:

Depreciation Rate

A percentage rate used to calculate the decrease in value of an asset over time for accounting and tax purposes.

Units-of-Activity

A depreciation method that allocates the cost of an asset over its useful life based on the units it produces or hours it operates.

Straight-Line Depreciation

is a method of depreciating an asset where the asset's cost is evenly spread over its useful life, resulting in equal depreciation expenses each year.

Double-Declining-Balance

An accelerated method of depreciation which doubles the straight-line depreciation rate, applying it to the declining balance of the asset's cost.