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However, the capital budgeting process is only as valuable as the inputs and assumptions. If the assumptions are not grounded in reasonable analysis and quality research, the process will not yield a valuable result. If the numbers that are input into the capital budgeting model are dubious, the decision will also be dubious. Sensitivity analysis can help to mitigate some of the risks associated with the assumptions that go into any capital budgeting decision, but even they cannot guard against sloppy work. The capital budgeting process is ultimately one that must be given utmost attention to detail. This is not despite the fact that it is based on predictions of future events but because of that fact. The better the knowledge of present conditions and past trends, the better the estimation of future cash flows will be. The better the estimation of future cash flows, the stronger...
(2007). Capital Budgeting. NetMBA. Retrieved April 14, 2009 from http://www.netmba.com/finance/capital/budgeting/
No author. (2007). Internal Rate of Return -- IRR. Investopedia. Retrieved April 14, 2009 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/irr.asp
Dayadana, Don; Irons, Richard; Harrison, Steve; Herbohn, John & Rowland, Patrick. (2002). Capital Budgeting: An Overview. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved April 14, 2009 from http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/17820/excerpt/9780521817820_excerpt.pdf
Beneda, Nancy & Gokstad, Peter. (2003). Sensitivity Analysis in Capital Budgeting using Crystal Ball. Credit & Financial Management Review. Retrieved April 14, 2009 from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3857/is_200307/ai_n9268865/
Works Cited:
No author. (2007). Capital Budgeting. NetMBA. Retrieved April 14, 2009 from http://www.netmba.com/finance/capital/budgeting/
No author. (2007). Internal Rate of Return -- IRR. Investopedia. Retrieved April 14, 2009 from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/irr.asp
Dayadana, Don; Irons, Richard; Harrison, Steve; Herbohn, John & Rowland, Patrick. (2002). Capital Budgeting: An Overview. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved April 14, 2009 from http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/17820/excerpt/9780521817820_excerpt.pdf
Beneda, Nancy & Gokstad, Peter. (2003). Sensitivity Analysis in Capital Budgeting using Crystal Ball. Credit & Financial Management Review. Retrieved April 14, 2009 from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3857/is_200307/ai_n9268865/
Any discount rate lower will yield a positive net present value, up to $126,000. Part II. For capital budgeting decisions, NPV is a better metric. NPV and IRR are very similar in many respects, and they carry the same reliance on the same underlying assumptions about the underlying cash flows. Additionally, they both relate to the company's cost of capital. IRR is typically used as a go/no-go threshold, whereas NPV measures
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Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory: Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is an arithmetical theory that describes the relationship between risk and return in a balanced market. The Capital Assets Pricing Model was autonomously and simultaneously developed by William Sharpe, Jan Mossin, and John Litner. The researches of these founders were published in three different and highly respected journal articles between 1964 and 1966. Since its inception, the model
However, with budgeting, management can easily see how much money is available for projects and what the most pressing issues of the company are. Without the budget, the company is doomed as it is unable to account for its cash flow and revenue streams (Sullivan, 2003). Also, various financial models can be used to aid management. These tools can include sensitivity analysis and regression analysis. Sensitivity analysis in particular is
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