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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Second Edition
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Second Edition

by Robert Parrino, David S. Kidwell, Thomas W. Bates
October 2011
Beginner
778 pages
36h 16m
English
Wiley
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10

The Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting

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Learning Objectives

image Discuss why capital budgeting decisions are the most important investment decisions made by a firm's management.

image Explain the benefits of using the net present value (NPV) method to analyze capital expenditure decisions and calculate the NPV for a capital project.

image Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the payback period as a capital expenditure decision-making tool and compute the payback period for a capital project.

image Explain why the accounting rate of return (ARR) is not recommended for use as a capital expenditure decision-making tool.

image Compute the internal rate of return (IRR) for a capital project and discuss the conditions under which the IRR technique and the NPV technique produce different results.

Explain the benefits of postaudit and ongoing reviews of capital projects.

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