Markets: A Rigorous Course

M06 · Problem 5 ★★

Economic profit

Under the assumptions of Proposition 6.6 with ROIC on existing capital equal to RONIC =R= R, so that NOPAT1=R⋅IC0\text{NOPAT}_1 = R \cdot IC_0, define EVAt=(R−W)ICt−1\text{EVA}_t = (R - W)IC_{t-1}. Prove that V0=IC0+∑t≥1EVAt/(1+W)tV_0 = IC_0 + \sum_{t \ge 1}\text{EVA}_t/(1+W)^t. Deduce that V0>IC0V_0 > IC_0 iff R>WR > W.

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