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The XYZ Company opened a new manufacturing facility with a capital investment of 10,000,000. The cost to obtain the capital was 8%. In its first year of operations, the facility's net operating profit after taxes was 10,500,000. What was the economic value added (EVA) using the EVA formula?
Suggested Answer: D
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26 comments · newest first
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Muriel
11 months ago
10,500,000 profit seems too good for a first year, right?
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Markus
11 months ago
Definitely A, the math checks out!
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Jutta
11 months ago
Wait, how can the EVA be that high?
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Kanisha
12 months ago
I think it’s B, sounds right to me!
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Paris
12 months ago
EVA is calculated as net profit minus capital charge.
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Krystina
1 year ago
I feel like I might be mixing up the numbers. Was it 10 million or 10.5 million for the profit? I hope I remember the right figures!
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Novella
1 year ago
I practiced a similar question last week, and I think the EVA was around 500,000. I just need to double-check my calculations to be sure.
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Celestine
1 year ago
I think the capital charge is the investment multiplied by the cost of capital, which would be 10 million times 8%. That should help with the calculation.
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Michal
1 year ago
I remember the EVA formula is net operating profit after taxes minus the capital charge. But I'm not sure how to calculate the capital charge exactly.
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Wilbert
1 year ago
Wait, what's the cost of capital again? I want to make sure I have all the right inputs for the calculation.
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Paulina
1 year ago
No problem, I've done plenty of these types of questions before. I'm confident I can get the right answer.
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Lizette
1 year ago
I'm a little confused by the concept of economic value added. Can someone explain that to me again?
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Allene
1 year ago
Okay, I think I've got this. Let me just double-check the numbers and plug them into the formula.
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Carin
1 year ago
Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully work through the EVA formula to figure this out.
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Sabina
1 year ago
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Bronwyn
1 year ago
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Lucina
1 year ago
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Vallie
2 years ago
That would be 10,500,000 - 800,000 = 9,700,000. So, my answer is D) 9,700,000.
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Samira
2 years ago
Yes, that's correct. So, it would be 10,500,000 - (10,000,000 * 8%) = EVA.
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Marjory
2 years ago
I think the EVA formula includes subtracting the cost of capital from the net operating profit after taxes.
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Roy
2 years ago
Candidate 1: It's interesting to see different perspectives on this question, I guess we'll have to go with our best judgement during the exam.
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Audra
2 years ago
Candidate 2: I understand where you're coming from, but I still think option B) 840,000 is the most accurate answer based on the formula.
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Jospeh
2 years ago
Candidate 4: I'm leaning towards option A) 500,000 as well, it seems to make sense given the numbers provided.
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Dominque
2 years ago
Candidate 3: I see your point, but I think the EVA would actually be 9,700,000 considering the capital investment and the profit generated.
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Alline
3 years ago
Candidate 2: I disagree, I believe the EVA would be 840,000 because the net operating profit after taxes was higher than the cost of capital.
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Azzie
3 years ago
Candidate 1: I think the economic value added (EVA) would be 500,000 based on the EVA formula.