Y Ltd.’s profit after interest and tax was Rs. 1,00,000. Its Current Assets were Rs. 4,00,000; Current Liabilities Rs. 2,00,000; Fixed Assets Rs. 6,00,000 and 10% Long-term Debt Rs. 4,00,000. The rate of tax was 20%. Calculate ‘Return on Investment’ of Y Ltd.

SOLUTION

Return on Investment = (Net Profit before Interest, Tax and Dividend /  Capital Employed × 100)
Let Profit before tax be Rs. 100
Tax = Rs. 20
Profit after tax = (100 – 20) = Rs. 80
If Profit after tax is Rs. 80 then profit before tax is = Rs. 100
If Profit after tax is Rs. 1,00,000 then profit before tax is = (1,00,000 × 100 / 80)
= Rs. 1,25,000

Interest on long-term borrowings = (4,00,000 × 10 / 100)
= Rs. 40,000

Profit after interest and Tax = (1,25,000 + 40,000)
= Rs. 1,65,000

Capital Employed = Fixed Assets+ Current Assets – Current Liabilities
= (6,00,000 + 4,00,000 – 2,00,000)
= Rs. 8,00,000

Return on Investment = (1,65,000 / 8,00,000 × 100 )
= 20.625% or 20.63% (approx.)


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