20.15. Conclusion

Capital budgeting is the selection of the optimum, alternative, long -term, investment opportunity. It tells where to put corporate resources. It involves the calculation of how many years it takes to get money back, the return earned on a proposal, and the net present value of cash flows to be derived.

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