8. OPERATING PROFIT<strong>Group</strong>Company<strong>2012</strong>RM’0002011RM’000<strong>2012</strong>RM’0002011RM’000(a)Other than those disclosed in Note 7, operatingprofit has been arrived at after charging:Amortisation of prepaid lease payments (Note 15) 2,826 2,824 – –Auditors’ remunerationBDO and affiliatesStatutory audit 1,182 1,182 125 125Non-statutory audit– tax compliance and advisory services 243 464 – –– others 144 178 23 173Member firms of BDO InternationalStatutory audit 1,190 1,182 – –Non-statutory audit– tax compliance and advisory services 46 39 – –Other auditorsStatutory audit 601 508 – –Bad debts written off 90 3,300 – –Depreciation of property, plant and equipment(Note 14) 252,482 243,480 4,093 4,016Direct operating expenses of investment properties 28,112 30,037 – –Expenses for retirement benefits (Note 35.1) 25,032 21,497 101 98Hire of plant and machinery 11,609 7,549 – –Rental of premises 778 955 1,299 1,274Lease of land 1,559 1,559 – –Inventories written down to net realisable values 39,261 8,064 – –Share option expenses (Note 8(b)) 4,330 11,656 4,330 11,656and crediting:Impairment losses on receivables written back 521 9,677 – –Gross dividends received from:– short term funds quoted in Malaysia 51,731 37,534 33,256 37,534– other quoted investments in Malaysia 5,066 1,034 270 73– other unquoted investments in Malaysia 17 56 – –– unquoted subsidiaries – – 927,563 1,653,944– unquoted associates – – 12,000 9,000Rental income from plant and machinery 6,694 8,077 – –Rental income from:– investment properties 95,312 95,653 – –– rendering of services 7,524 8,339 – –– others 2,919 2,785 127 101Cost of inventories of the <strong>Group</strong> and of the Company recognised as an expense during the financial year amounted toRM8,536,804,000 (2011 – RM9,535,453,000) and RM15,390,000 (2011 – RM22,883,000) respectively.<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2012</strong><strong>IOI</strong> CORPORATION BERHAD 157
NOTES TO THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS8. OPERATING PROFIT (Continued)(b)Employee informationThe employee benefits costs are as follows:<strong>Group</strong>Company<strong>2012</strong>RM’0002011RM’000<strong>2012</strong>RM’0002011RM’000Wages, salaries and others 706,883 658,375 96,367 101,651Contributions to Employee’s Provident Fund 50,828 26,341 7,758 8,716Expenses for retirement benefits (Note 35.1) 25,032 21,497 101 98Share option expenses 4,330 11,656 4,330 11,656787,073 717,869 108,556 122,1219. INTEREST INCOME<strong>Group</strong>Company<strong>2012</strong>RM’0002011RM’000<strong>2012</strong>RM’0002011RM’000Short term deposits 13,010 13,185 3,690 2,960Subsidiaries – – 90,968 92,762Jointly controlled entities 27,787 25,285 – –Housing development accounts 2,283 2,401 – –Others 6,688 6,275 387 31449,768 47,146 95,045 96,03610. FINANCE COSTS<strong>Group</strong>Company<strong>2012</strong>RM’0002011RM’000<strong>2012</strong>RM’0002011RM’000Interest expensesTerm loans 109,445 80,456 65,846 45,402Guaranteed Notes 80,715 80,587 – –Short term loans 4,211 1,342 – –Revolving credits – 78 – –Bank overdrafts 41 112 1 1Hire purchase 91 106 – –Subsidiaries – – 143,678 159,055Others 2,975 8,144 1,778 7,864197,478 170,825 211,303 212,322Less: Interest capitalised (6,389) (910) – –191,089 169,915 211,303 212,322158<strong>IOI</strong> CORPORATION BERHAD<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2012</strong>