investment apprasial Flashcards
what are the 3 investment appraisals
payback
average rate of return
net present value
what is payback
measures the time period required for the earnings of an investment to recoup the costs
what is average rate of return
calculates the annual percentage rate of return on each possible investment
what is investment appreasial
techniques designed to help a business judge the deserability of investnig in particular projects
Benefits of using payback
Cheap and easy to calculate
Negatives of using payback
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
Calculate arr
Average annual return / investment
What’s npv
Calculates the monetary value now of a projects future cash flow