Q. Show the Merits of residual income?
Merits of residual income (RI)
- Consistent or goal congruence with profit maximisation e.g. an enforced measure of profitability.
- Different interest charges (cost of capital) can be applied to divisions e.g. high inherent risk within different industries can have higher cost of capitals applied.
- Forces managers to consider cost of financing new investment and to be efficient when managing working capital for example minimisation of inventory and excessive cash balances.