29 Capital Budgeting Meaning The term Capital Budgeting refers to the long-term planning for proposed capital outlays or expenditure for the purpose of maximizing return on investments. The capital expenditure may be : (1) Cost of mechanization‚ automation and replacement. (2) Cost of acquisition of fixed assets. e.g.‚ land‚ building and machinery etc. (3) Investment on research and development. (4) Cost of development and expansion of existing and new projects. DEFINITION OF CAPITAL BUDGETING
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5 : Capital Budgeting Practices in Selected Indian Companies 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Data Analysis and Findings 5.3 Conclusion 129 Chapter 5 : Capital Budgeting Practices in Selected Indian Companies 5.1 Introduction: This chapter examines the trend in capital budgeting practices of twenty eight companies operating in different industry. The search for a reliable method of project appraisal dates back to decades. The issue not only continues to be a matter of concern
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decision(s) about which capital projects will be undertaken by a firm. Nominal cash flows determine its degree of profitability. However‚ in making the capital budgeting decision both real and nominal concepts must be considered. The purpose of this paper is to continue the discussion of the role of inflation in capital budgeting‚ and to focus on the individual components of the process to draw specific conclusions with respect to the interaction between the cost of capital‚ inflation‚ and the cash
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9-204-109 REV: OCTOBER 23‚ 2006 MIHIR DESAI Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES In June 2003‚ Rob Venerus‚ director of the newly created Corporate Analysis & Planning group at The AES Corporation‚ thumbed through the five-inch stack of financial results from subsidiaries and considered the breadth and scale of AES. In the 12 years since it had gone public‚ AES had become a leading independent supplier of electricity in the world with more than $33 billion in assets
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INTRODUCTION TO CAPITAL BUDGETING Overview 159 7.1 The NPV Rule for Judging Investments and Projects 159 7.2 The IRR Rule for Judging Investments 161 7.3 NPV or IRR‚ Which to Use? 162 7.4 The “Yes–No” Criterion: When Do IRR and NPV Give the Same Answer? 163 7.5 Do NPV and IRR Produce the Same Project Rankings? 164 7.6 Capital Budgeting Principle: Ignore Sunk Costs and Consider Only Marginal Cash Flows 168 7.7 Capital Budgeting Principle: Don’t Forget the Effects of Taxes—Sally and Dave’s
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Management Accounting: Capital Budgeting and Qualitative Measures. “One of the key areas of long-term decision-making that firms must tackle is that of investment - the need to commit funds by purchasing land‚ buildings‚ machinery and so on‚ in anticipation of being able to earn an income greater than the funds committed”. (Investment Appraisal sheet). A Capital Budgeting Process essentially defined as‚ “the process by which the financial manager decides whether to invest in specific capital projects or assets”
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Capital Budgeting Mini Case There are many different methods business owners use to efficiently analyze business investment. One of these effective methods is the calculation of the net present value or NPV. The second most effective method would be the calculations of the internal rate of return or IRR. There are also other useful methods as well‚ for example‚ the payback rule and the profitability index. Many business owners use the above procedures to help them in their decision making of acquiring
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According to Attrill and Mclaney‚ 2009‚ there are four (4) approaches to capital budgeting. The net present value (NPV) is one of such and is a summation of all discounted cash flows(Present Value) associated with whichever project(s) are undergoing appraisal. Every appraisal method have decision rules‚ examples include the Payback Period(PBP) which stipulates the approval of projects that pays back the initial investments within a specific period. For this method (Net Present Value) to be most
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CAPITAL BUDGETING – INVESTMENT DECISIONS SUBMITTED BY : Abhisht Sinha (08305) Himangi Malik (08321) Swagata Ghoshal (08337) Tijeel Kumar Tarun (08352 I. CASE ABOUT BUILT OPERATE AND TRANSFER The case taken is about Built Operate and Transfer. It is a feasibility report which was prepared to present economic analysis carried out on the project and contain result of economic evaluation of the project so that the owner can take investment decision and the project can be properly planned and
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“CAPITAL BUDGETING INAIR-INDIA” PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES. MUMBAI UNIVERSITY SUBMITTED BY: - Mr. VISHAL D. JADHAV M.M.S 09-11 (Finance) SUBMITTED TO: - AIR- INDIA LTD. UNDER THE GUIDANCE: - Mr. SHOBHAN A. TALAVDEKAR DECLARATION I HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE COMPLETED THIS PROJECT ON “CAPITAL BUDGETING” IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011. THIS INFORMATION IS TRUE AND ORIGINAL TO
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