Houghton Chemicals, which started operations one year ago, has two divisions: Alloys and Petro. Both divisions invest heavily in R&D, which is assumed to generate benefits for five years. R&D spending is made uniformly throughout the year. Houghton Chemicals has a cost of capital of 11 percent. Selected financial information for the two divisions (in thousands of dollars) for the year just completed follows: Alloys Petro Sales revenue $ 7,400 $5,500 Divisional income 777 Divisional investment 5,550 Current liabilities 160 200 R&D 945 7,000 200 300 Required: Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming Houghton Chemicals uses economic value added (EVA). Note: Enter your answers in thousands of dollars rounded to 1 decimal place. EVA of Alloys division EVA of Petro division Which division performed better? pue The Petro division performed better

Houghton Chemicals, which started operations one year ago, has two divisions: Alloys and Petro. Both divisions invest heavily in R&D, which is assumed to generate benefits for five years. R&D spending is made uniformly throughout the year. Houghton Chemicals has a cost of capital of 11 percent. Selected financial information for the two divisions (in thousands of dollars) for the year just completed follows: Alloys Petro Sales revenue $ 7,400 $5,500 Divisional income 777 Divisional investment 5,550 Current liabilities 160 200 R&D 945 7,000 200 300 Required: Evaluate the performance of the two divisions assuming Houghton Chemicals uses economic value added (EVA). Note: Enter your answers in thousands of dollars rounded to 1 decimal place. EVA of Alloys division EVA of Petro division Which division performed better? pue The Petro division performed better

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