Capital budgeting in investment and project appraisal / Wong Soon Heng

This article critically evaluates the relative attractions of the Net Present Value (NPV) method in capital budgeting. The author argues for the NPV method over the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) method. The implications of inflation for investment appraisal are discussed in the later part of this a...

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Main Author: Wong, Soon Heng
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Language:English
Published: UiTM cawangan Kedah 2002
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11851/
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description This article critically evaluates the relative attractions of the Net Present Value (NPV) method in capital budgeting. The author argues for the NPV method over the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) method. The implications of inflation for investment appraisal are discussed in the later part of this article. The author opines that in capital budgeting, particularly for projects with a long life, the inflation factor cannot be ignored.
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spelling uitm-118512017-11-13T05:51:18Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11851/ Capital budgeting in investment and project appraisal / Wong Soon Heng Wong, Soon Heng Capital budget. Capital investments. Fixed capital This article critically evaluates the relative attractions of the Net Present Value (NPV) method in capital budgeting. The author argues for the NPV method over the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) method. The implications of inflation for investment appraisal are discussed in the later part of this article. The author opines that in capital budgeting, particularly for projects with a long life, the inflation factor cannot be ignored. UiTM cawangan Kedah 2002 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11851/1/AJ_WONG%20SOON%20HENG%20WA%2002.pdf Wong, Soon Heng (2002) Capital budgeting in investment and project appraisal / Wong Soon Heng. (2002) Wahana Akademik <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Wahana_Akademik.html>, 1 (1). pp. 14-20. ISSN 1675-2414
spellingShingle Capital budget. Capital investments. Fixed capital
Wong, Soon Heng
Capital budgeting in investment and project appraisal / Wong Soon Heng
title Capital budgeting in investment and project appraisal / Wong Soon Heng
title_full Capital budgeting in investment and project appraisal / Wong Soon Heng
title_fullStr Capital budgeting in investment and project appraisal / Wong Soon Heng
title_full_unstemmed Capital budgeting in investment and project appraisal / Wong Soon Heng
title_short Capital budgeting in investment and project appraisal / Wong Soon Heng
title_sort capital budgeting in investment and project appraisal / wong soon heng
topic Capital budget. Capital investments. Fixed capital
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11851/