Drew Concrete uses Economic Value Added as a financial performance measure. Drew has $240 million in assets,

Question:

Drew Concrete uses Economic Value Added as a financial performance measure. Drew has $240 million in assets, and the firm has financed its assets with 37 percent equity and 63 percent debt with an interest rate of 6 percent. The firm's opportunity cost on its funds is 12 percent, while the operating return on the firm's assets is 14 percent.

a. What is the Economic Value Added created or destroyed by Drew Concrete?

b. What does Economic Value Added measure?

Opportunity Cost
Opportunity cost is the profit lost when one alternative is selected over another. The Opportunity Cost refers to the expected returns from the second best alternative use of resources that are foregone due to the scarcity of resources such as land,...