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This 8 page paper examines the way in which accounting information and tools can help with management decision-making. The paper focuses on capital investment decisions and the use of tools such as net present value and internal rate of return tools, looking at the way in which they may help to add value, as well as their constraints. The advantages are illustrated with the utilization of real cases. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEaccinfomgr.rtf
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which strategies are developed have a requirement to assess the financial issues and influences. It is recognised that in any decision making process, whether it is control of a daily
task that is to be delegated, or a major investment assessment, the quality of the decision made will reflect the quality if the input information as well as the analysis
and decision making processes. Financial data is a major input, and while on a day to day basis the use of this may be delegated, assessment of investment and capital
budgeting decisions require at least a basic understanding of potential techniques that may be used. Capital assessment techniques can help management make investment decisions, optimising the level of profit
that may be attained from differing but exclusive investments. In any form there will be only a limited amount of resources this includes capital, or the ability to raise capital,
as well as other resources which may include management skills and availability. The more limited the resources the greater the need to look at the potential financial results of
an investment. Tools that can be used include the break even point, this helps a firm assess the point at which sales will recoup the investment, the payback period,
These have value is looking at he amount of sales that need to be made and the time that the investment income will be tied up, shorter payback period may
be preferred as they are able to support more projects for investment to be initiated in the short term and as such present lower opportunity costs compared to longer pay
back period (Nellis and Parker, 2006). The net present value and internal rate of return take a longer term view and help managers to assess the profit that will be
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