CostAccountingSeventeenthEdition,GlobalEditionChapter24PerformanceMeasurement,Compensation,andMultinationalConsiderationsCopyright?2021PearsonEducationLtd.
LearningObjectives(1of2)24.1Selectfinancialandnonfinancialperformancemeasurestouseinabalancedscorecard24.2Examineaccounting-basedmeasuresforevaluatingabusinessunit’sperformance,includingreturnoninvestment(ROI),residualincome(RI),andeconomicvalueadded(EVA?)24.3Analyzethekeymeasurementchoicesinthedesignofeachperformancemeasure24.4Studythechoiceofperformancetargetsanddesignoffeedbackmechanisms
LearningObjectives(2of2)24.5Indicatethedifficultiesthatoccurwhentheperformanceofdivisionsoperatingindifferentcountriesiscompared24.6Understandtherolesofsalariesandincentiveswhenrewardingmanagers24.7Describethefourleversofcontrolandwhytheyarenecessary
FinancialandNonfinancialPerformanceMeasuresManyorganizationsrecordfinancialandnonfinancialperformancemeasuresfortheirsubunitsonabalancedscorecard.Thescorecardsofdifferentorganizationsemphasizedifferentmeasures,butthemeasuresarealwaysderivedfromacompany’sstrategy.ThefourbalancedscorecardperspectivesFinancialCustomerInternalbusinessprocessLearningandgrowth
DesigningAccounting-BasedPerformanceMeasuresRequiresSeveralStepsChooseperformancemeasuresthatalignwiththefirm’sfinancialgoals.Choosethedetailsofeachperformancemeasureinstep1.Chooseatargetlevelofperformanceandafeedbackmechanismforeachperformancemeasureinstep1.
Accounting-BasedMeasuresforBusinessUnitsReturnoninvestmentResidualincomeEconomicvalueaddedReturnonsales(Thismeasuredoesnotaccountforinvestment.)
ReturnonInvestment(ROI)(1of3)ROIisanaccountingmeasureofincomedividedbyanaccountingmeasureofinvestment.
ReturnonInvestment(ROI)(2of3)MostpopularmetricfortworeasonsBlendsall