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The following information is available for Beth Company: Current assets $100,000

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Question

The following information is available for Beth Company:

Current assets

$100,000

Current liabilities

$75,000

Property, plant and

Long-term liabilities

100,000

equipment

50,000

Stockholders' equity

125,000

Other assets

150,000

Total liabilities and

Total assets

$300,000

stockholders' equity

$300,000

Invested capital is defined as total assets. Before-tax operating profit is $175,000. After-tax operating profit is $125,000. The after-tax cost of capital is 10%.

A. Compute the economic profit.

B. Explain in a paragraph the logical steps used to calculate economic profit.

Current assets

$100,000

Current liabilities

$75,000

Property, plant and

Long-term liabilities

100,000

equipment

50,000

Stockholders' equity

125,000

Other assets

150,000

Total liabilities and

Total assets

$300,000

stockholders' equity

$300,000

Explanation / Answer

A) Economic Profit = Net Operating Profit After Tax - (Capital Invested x WACC) Net Operating Profit After Tax 125000 WACC 10.00% Capital Invested = Total Assets 300000 Economic Profit = 125000 - (300000 x 10%) $95,000.00 B) Economic profit is also referred to as economic value added (EVA).It is calculated as: Economic Profit = Net Operating Profit After Tax - (Capital Invested x WACC) There are three components required to solve economic profit: net operating profit after tax (NOPAT), invested capital, and the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) amount can be found in income statement WACC can be calculated using market value of different source of capital and their respective cost of capital, Invested capital is calculated subtracting non interest bearing current liabilities from the total assets.