CIMA Exam CIMAPRO19-P03-1 Topic 7 Question 53 Discussion

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?