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Performance Measurement & Transfer Pricing - Coggle Diagram
Performance Measurement & Transfer Pricing
Degree of Responsibility
Cost Centre
Revenue Centre
Profit Centre
Investment Centre
Return on Investment
Advantages
Widely understood
Present clear divisional performance
Concentrate on projects which make best use of resources
Emphasise profit
Favour to divisional manager with no control over investment
Disadvantages
Does not consider timing of revenue generation
Does not consider type of cost
Does not consider the quality of assests
Affected by many factors
Only shows one percentage figure
Short-term
Example
A company that is primarily focused on short-term profitability, such as a startup or a company in a rapidly changing industry,
ROI = (Net Profit / Cost of Investment) x 100%
Residual Income
Profit before Tax - Interest Charge
Advantages
Takes into account the cost of capital and the risk of investments
Only affected by additional profit (compared to ROI)
Emphasise profit
Allow freedom for divisional manager in investment
Disadvantages
Requires a clear understanding of the cost of capital and how to allocate it
May not be as useful for short-term decision-making
Can be more complex to calculate than ROI
Example
A company that is focused on creating long-term value and maximizing returns on investments, such as a mature company in a stable industry
Residual Income = Net Income - (Cost of Capital x Total Assets)
Valuation of Assest Base
Original cost
Net book value
NBV = Purchased - Depreciation
Current cost
Transfer Price
Market-based
Setting price based on market price for similar goods
Inter-divisional trasnfer not invovle nay marketing activites
Cost-based
Based on the cost on producing goods
Reflect actual costs
Might make product uncompetitive
Negotiated
Setting price by negotiating the buyer and seller
Mutually beneficial
Hard to neogitate when no external market
Might lead to conflicts
Administered
Setting price by a central authority
It prevent conflict
Business might suffer if price are set wrongly
Undermining the divisional autonomy