Accounting
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ISBN: 9780357155899
Author: Carl S. Warren; James M. Reeve; Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 23, Problem 23.23.3CP
Communication
The senior management of Tungston Company has proposed the following three performance measures for the company:
1. Net income as a percent of stockholder’ equity
2. Revenue growth
3. Employee satisfaction
Management believes that these three measures combine both financial and nonfinancial measures and are thus superior to using just financial measures.
Write a brief memo to David Tungston, the company president, providing suggestions on how to improve the company’s performance measurement system.
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