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Activity-Based Costing for Economic Value AddedRegina M. AnctilUniversity of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management James S. JordanUniversity of Minnesota - College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences - Department of Applied Economics; University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management Arijit MukherjiDeceased Review Of Accounting Studies, Vol 2. No. 3 Abstract: Economic value added, which is the currently popular term for the traditional accounting concept of residual income (RI), subtracts from operating income an interest charge for invested capital. This paper provides an activity-based cost system that supports RI maximization. We construct a model of participative budgeting for a multi-activity firm in which the cost system allocates plant and equipment cost to products using a formula that includes the interest charge. The budget system we design enables decision makers to identify RI-improving opportunities for outsourcing and dropping unprofitable products. The budget system also has the "open-architecture" property that additional informal communication among activity managers can only serve to increase RI.
JEL Classification: M40, M46 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: May 15, 1998Suggested CitationContact Information
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