investment appraisal definition

investment appraisal

Evaluation of the attractiveness of an investment proposal, using methods such as average rate of return, internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV), or payback period. Investment appraisal is an integral part of capital budgeting (see capital budget), and is applicable to areas even where the returns may not be easily quantifiable such as personnel, marketing, and training.

investment appraisal is in the Decision Making, Problem Solving, & Strategy, Investing and Planning & Scheduling subjects.

investment appraisal appears in the definitions of the following terms: discount rate, average rate of return and cost benefit analysis (CBA)

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