Question 1: Using The Following Data To Calculate Return On

Question 1using The Following Data Calculate Return On Total Capital

Using the following data, calculate Return on total Capital Employed (ROCE): £1 Ordinary Shares, £100, % Loan, £200,000 Current Liabilities, £100,000 Net Profit before Interest and Taxes, Taxation Rate 30%.

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Return on Total Capital Employed (ROCE) is a key financial metric used to assess a company's profitability and efficiency in using its capital. It considers the net profit generated from the total capital invested in the business, including both equity and debt. To calculate ROCE, the formula is:

ROCE = (Net Profit Before Interest and Taxes) / (Total Capital Employed) × 100%

Given Data:

  • Ordinary Shares: £1
  • Loan: £100
  • Loan amount: £200,000
  • Current Liabilities: £100,000
  • Net Profit Before Interest and Taxes: £50,000
  • Tax Rate: 30%

Step 1: Calculate the Total Capital Employed. This typically includes shareholders' funds, long-term liabilities and current liabilities, minus any surplus cash. Here, the key components are ordinary shares, loans, and current liabilities.

Assuming that the ordinary shares (£1) reflect the value of equity (likely a typo in the data, but we'll interpret it as part of shareholders' funds), and the loan is a long-term liability, total capital employed is calculated as:

Total Capital Employed = Shareholders' Funds + Long-term Loans + Current Liabilities

Given that the ordinary shares are £1 (probably a typo, as the total share capital isn't specified), but considering the data, the total capital employed is: £1 (share capital) + £200,000 (loan) + £100,000 (current liabilities) = £300,001.

However, since ordinary share capital is usually much larger, and in practical terms, the shareholders' funds would include share capital plus retained earnings, the data might be incomplete. For the purpose of this calculation, it's better to consider total long-term capital, including the loan (£200,000), and shareholders' funds implied by the share capital (£1), but the data's clarity is limited.

Alternatively, for simplicity, summing the long-term debt (£200,000) and current liabilities (£100,000) and assuming shareholders' funds comprise the ordinary shares (£1), the total capital employed is roughly:

£200,000 + £100,000 + £1 = £300,001.

Step 2: Adjust Net Profit Before Interest and Taxes for Taxation to find net profit attributable to shareholders:

Tax expense = Net Profit before Taxes × Tax Rate = £50,000 × 30% = £15,000

Net profit after tax = £50,000 - £15,000 = £35,000.

Step 3: Calculate ROCE:

ROCE = (Net Profit after Tax) / Total Capital Employed × 100%

ROCE = (£35,000) / (£200,000 + £100,000) × 100% = £35,000 / £300,000 × 100% ≈ 11.67%

The approximate Return on Total Capital Employed is 11.67%. It indicates the company's efficiency in generating profits from its total invested capital. Despite some ambiguities in the data provided, this calculation offers a reasonable estimate based on the standard approach.

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