The Ins and Outs of Capital Budgeting
Capital budgeting is an essential part of every company's financial management. It involves examining investment assets and deciding whether or not those assets will achieve the company's desired returns over an extended period of time. To effectively manage your company's finances, you must evaluate a number of factors in making investment decisions.
This course will explain what a capital budget is and present the different types of assets that your company will inevitably encounter. It lists several factors that influence fixed asset acquisitions. The course illustrates how to evaluate acquisition of fixed assets before you spend any money. The course teaches you the concept of the Time Value of Money and shows you how to use this information as well as Net Present Value, Profitability Index, Internal Rate of Return, and Payback Period to evaluate different investments. The unification of the information and tools presented in this course will assist you in effectively managing your company's finances with confidence.
Managers, assistant managers, and finance staff with budgeting responsibilities as well as non-financial executives
Asset Management
Return on Investments
Course Number: FIN0162