Question: East Mullett Manufacturing earned operating income last year as shown in the following income statement:

At the beginning of the year, the value of operating assets was $345,000. At the end of the year, the value of operating assets was $405,000.
Calculating Economic Value Added Refer to the information for East Mullett Manufacturing on the previous page. Total capital employed equaled $400,000. East Mullett's actual cost of capital is 8 percent.
Required: Calculate the EVA for East Mullett Manufacturing.