1B3M TO INSURE THAT A DIVISIONAL VICE PRESIDENT PLACES APPROPRIATE FO...

143. CSO: 1B3h LOS: 1B3m

To insure that a divisional vice president places appropriate focus on both the short-term

and the long-term objectives of the division, the best approach would be to evaluate the

vice president’s performance by using

a. return on investment (ROI) which permits easy and quick comparisons to other

similar divisions.

b. residual income since it will eliminate the rejection of capital investments that

have a return less than ROI but greater than the cost of capital.

c. division segment margin or profit margin.

d. financial and nonfinancial measures, including the evaluation of quality, customer

satisfaction, and market performance.