原文:AbstractItisgenerallybelievedthatinordertomaximizevalueforshareholders,companiesshouldstrivetowardsmaximizingMVA(andnotnecessarilytheirtotalmarketvalue)
ThebestwaytodosoistomaximizetheEVA,whichreflectsanorganization’sabilitytoearnreturnsabovethecostofcapital
Theleverageavailabletocompaniesthatincurfixedcostsanduseborrowedcapitalwithafixedinterestchargehasbeenknownandquantifiedbyfinancialmanagersforsometime
ThepopularizationofEVAandMVAhasopenedupnewpossibilitiesforinvestigatingtheleverageeffectoffixedcosts(operationalleverage)andinterest(financialleverage)inconjunctionwithEVAandMVA,andfordeterminingwhateffectchangesinsaleswouldhavethroughleverage,notonlyonprofits,butalsoonEVAandMVA
Combiningavariablecostingapproachwithleverageanalysisandvalueanalysisopensupnewopportunitiestoinvestigateth