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Investment appraisal key terms

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Investment appraisal

AqaA LevelBusinessAnalysing the strategic position of a business

Key terms

  • quantitative analysis

    quantitative analysis is a Business concept used to analyse Calculate and interpret payback, average rate of return and net present value.. A strong answer defines it, applies it to a named business context and explains the commercial consequence.

  • Assessing investment options

    Assessing investment options should be judged by linking it to objectives such as profit, survival, growth, competitiveness, efficiency or customer satisfaction.

  • payback

    payback affects stakeholders differently, so analysis should consider owners, managers, employees, customers, suppliers or investors before reaching a judgement.

  • net present value

    net present value has a financial impact when it changes costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, investment return, break-even output or ratio interpretation.

  • quantitative analysis decision

    quantitative analysis decision becomes evaluative when advantages, disadvantages, risk, opportunity cost and business context are weighed rather than listed separately.

  • financial decision-making

    financial decision-making is a Business concept used to analyse Evaluate investment decisions using investment criteria, non-financial factors, risk and uncertainty.. A strong answer defines it, applies it to a named business context and explains the commercial consequence.

  • Assessing investment options

    Assessing investment options should be judged by linking it to objectives such as profit, survival, growth, competitiveness, efficiency or customer satisfaction.

  • risk

    risk affects stakeholders differently, so analysis should consider owners, managers, employees, customers, suppliers or investors before reaching a judgement.

  • financial decision-making decision

    financial decision-making decision has a financial impact when it changes costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, investment return, break-even output or ratio interpretation.

  • financial decision-making stakeholder impact

    financial decision-making stakeholder impact becomes evaluative when advantages, disadvantages, risk, opportunity cost and business context are weighed rather than listed separately.

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