Capital Investment Decision-Making

This text covers the technical aspects of capital investment decision-making, including the selection of an appropriate discount rate, and also its human and behavioural characteristics. It is a book that will be of value to accounting and finance students, general business students, and also to those actively involved in the capital decision-making process at all levels.

List of contents

Glossary 1. What is Capital Investment? 2. The Capital Investment Process 3. Financial Analysis Tools for CI Appraisal 4. Using NPV Correctly: Some Further Issues 5. Determining the Required Rate of Return and Dealing with Risk 6. What do We Know about Capital Investment Practice? 7. Capital Investment as a Human Decision-making Activity: A Behavioural Perspective 8. Illustrative Case Study: Capital Investment Decision-making in Practice 9. Conclusions

Summary

Covers the technical aspects of capital investment decision-making, including the selection of an appropriate discount rate, and also its human and behavioural characteristics. This book is suitable for accounting and finance students, general business students, and also to those involved in the capital decision-making process at various levels.

Product details

• Authors: Northcott, D. Northcott, Deryl Northcott, Deryl (University of Auckland) Northcott, Northcott Deryl
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.1992
• EAN: 9781861524584
• ISBN: 978-1-86152-458-4
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 15 mm x 233 mm
• Weight: 320 g
• Series: Advanced Management Accounting & Finance S.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Budgeting, Investment & securities, Investment and securities, Budgeting & financial management, Budgeting and financial management