investment apprasial Flashcards

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what are the 3 investment appraisals

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payback
average rate of return
net present value

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what is payback

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measures the time period required for the earnings of an investment to recoup the costs

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what is average rate of return

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calculates the annual percentage rate of return on each possible investment

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what is investment appreasial

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techniques designed to help a business judge the deserability of investnig in particular projects

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5
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Benefits of using payback

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Cheap and easy to calculate

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Negatives of using payback

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Susceptible to short termism as you will pick the project that has the fastest results and may be a detriment in the long run / doesn’t care what happeneds after the payback

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7
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Calculate arr

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Average annual return / investment

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8
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What’s npv

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Calculates the monetary value now of a projects future cash flow

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