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CIMAPRA19-P03-1 Exam - Topic 3 Question 63 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's CIMAPRA19-P03-1 exam
Question #: 63
Topic #: 3
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Division A of X plc produced the following results in the last financial year.

Net profit $200,000 Gross capital employed$1,000,000

For evaluation purposes all divisional assets are valued at original cost.

The division is considering a project that has a positive NPV, will increase annual net profit by $15,000, but will require average inventory levels to increase by $50,000 and non-current assets to increase by $50,000.

Xplc imposes a 16% capital charge on its divisions. Given these circumstances, will the evaluation criteria of return on investment (ROI) and residual income (RI) motivate divisionAmanagers to accept the project?

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Alex
3 months ago
Definitely think ROI will be a no, but RI could still motivate acceptance.
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Werner
3 months ago
Doubtful that managers will go for it if ROI is negative.
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Novella
3 months ago
Surprised that the project has a positive NPV but still might fail ROI.
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Lillian
4 months ago
I think ROI will be a no, but RI could still be a yes!
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Elroy
4 months ago
ROI is calculated as profit divided by capital employed, so it might not look good.
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Roosevelt
4 months ago
I feel like both metrics might not support the project since the increase in capital employed is significant, but I need to double-check how the capital charge impacts RI.
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Florinda
4 months ago
I practiced a similar question where increasing assets hurt ROI, so I’m leaning towards saying ROI might not motivate acceptance, but RI could still be positive.
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Bong
4 months ago
I think the project will likely improve ROI because of the positive NPV, but I’m a bit confused about how the capital charge affects RI.
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Gerald
5 months ago
I remember that ROI is calculated as net profit divided by capital employed, so I’m not sure if the increase in profit will be enough to cover the additional capital.
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Marylou
5 months ago
No problem, I've got this. The key is to focus on the changes in net profit, capital employed, and the capital charge. If the ROI increases but the RI decreases, then option B is the answer.
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Slyvia
5 months ago
I'm a bit confused by the capital charge and how that impacts the RI calculation. I'll need to review my notes on residual income to make sure I'm approaching this correctly.
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Alfred
5 months ago
Okay, let me think this through step-by-step. I'll need to find the current ROI and RI, then recalculate them with the new project to see if they change.
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Johanna
5 months ago
This seems like a straightforward capital budgeting problem, but I'll need to carefully calculate the ROI and RI to determine the impact of the new project.
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Elliott
9 months ago
ROI and RI, the dynamic duo of corporate decision-making. Bet the exam writers had a field day coming up with this one.
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Shenika
7 months ago
Even though RI is motivating, without ROI it might not be enough to accept the project.
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Nakisha
7 months ago
C) ROI No RI Yes
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Jina
7 months ago
ROI looks good, but RI might not be enough to motivate acceptance.
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Celia
7 months ago
B) ROI Yes RI No
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Freeman
8 months ago
I think the project will be accepted based on both ROI and RI.
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Reena
8 months ago
A) ROI Yes RI Yes
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Gilma
10 months ago
Let's see, increased profits but also more capital employed. Better call in the management consultants to sort this out!
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Emmett
8 months ago
B) ROI Yes RI No
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Margot
9 months ago
I think the project should be accepted based on the ROI and RI criteria.
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Latrice
9 months ago
A) ROI Yes RI Yes
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Nikita
10 months ago
This is the kind of question that keeps accountants up at night. Time to break out the abacus and sharpen the pencils!
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Kerry
10 months ago
Ah, the age-old dilemma of corporate performance metrics. Sounds like a job for a spreadsheet ninja!
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Lyda
9 months ago
It seems like the project might be accepted based on RI only.
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Lavera
9 months ago
C) ROI No RI Yes
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Elliott
9 months ago
I'm not sure if the project will be accepted based on ROI alone.
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Melynda
9 months ago
B) ROI Yes RI No
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Whitney
9 months ago
B) ROI Yes RI No
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Mel
9 months ago
I think the project will be accepted based on both ROI and RI.
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Nicolette
9 months ago
A) ROI Yes RI Yes
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Whitney
9 months ago
A) ROI Yes RI Yes
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Ma
10 months ago
Hmm, this is a tricky one. Gotta weigh the impact on ROI and RI carefully. Wonder if there's a calculator app for this?
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Merilyn
11 months ago
But what about RI? Will that also motivate them?
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Melvin
11 months ago
I believe ROI will motivate them to accept the project, as it will increase annual net profit.
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Merilyn
11 months ago
Do you think the evaluation criteria of ROI and RI will motivate division A managers to accept the project?
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