This paper presents a formal derivation of general expressions for Ke and WACC in perpetuities with constant growth, which do not make any assumption on what the proper discount rate is to be applied to the firm's tax shield, and are complemented with numerical examples of its application....

In this paper we propose an analytical solution to the circularity problem between value and cost of capital. Our solution is derived starting from a central principle of finance that relates value today to value, cash flow, and the discount rate for next period. We derive a general formulation...

Activity-Based Costing insists on the necessary homogeneity of cost pools to provide more reliable cost data than traditional systems. This condition forces cost system designers to distinguish between a large number of activities and may hence induce overwhelming complexity. ABC supporters...

Behavioral aspects and attitudes toward the balanced scorecard (BSC) could be a determinant factor in the success of BSC implementation. In the study we examine the match between factors affecting employee buying into the BSC and corporate strategy and whether a fit between them is necessary to...

Managers can use private information to strategically misrepresent costs and consume additional resources at the expense of the firm. However, past research has demonstrated that managers do not always fully misrepresent, thus failing to display economically rational decision making. This paper...

There are methods to match value added approaches (Residual Income Method, RIM and Economic Value Added, EVA) with discounted cash flow methods, DCF. In this note we use a real life case from an emerging country to illustrate the matching, with complexities such as unpaid taxes, losses carried...

The present paper explores the impact of organizational and technical factors on the success of an ABC project. Data were collected through a mail survey and interviews with French financial controllers. The findings suggest that the success of ABC implementation depends mainly upon two factors:...

In this paper we propose an analytical solution to the circularity problem between value and cost of capital. Our solution is derived starting from a central principle of finance that relates value today to value, cash flow, and the discount rate for next period. We derive a general formulation...

This study identifies several interrelated reasons why firms' depreciation method choice is likely to influence managers' capital investment decisions. We find that firms that use accelerated depreciation make significantly larger capital investments than firms that use straight-line...

In my paper, I have managed to achieve full convergence of the results of valuation executed by four methods (CCF, APV, DCF and CFE), provided that cash flow is generated throughout the year (Mid-Year Convention). I have shown that convergence among all methods can be achieved whether we use the...