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Setting financial objectives key terms

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Setting financial objectives

AqaA LevelBusinessFinancial management

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  • financial decision-making

    financial decision-making is a Business concept used to analyse Explain the value of financial objectives including return on investment, revenue, cost, profit and cash flow objectives.. A strong answer defines it, applies it to a named business context and explains the commercial consequence.

  • Financial objectives and profit

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

  • financial objectives

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

  • return on investment

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

  • revenue

    revenue 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 Distinguish cash flow from profit and gross profit, operating profit and profit for the year.. A strong answer defines it, applies it to a named business context and explains the commercial consequence.

  • Financial objectives and profit

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

  • cash flow

    cash flow 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.