This unit will cover projects, capital, and capital budgets. Many projects require capital funding. This unit will explain the time aspect on money, project acceptance decision making rules, how to track the actual results plus more. By the end of the class, you will be able to compute your return on investment for all purchases, projects, and improvement initiatives. The topics covered in this unit are:

• Future Value, Present Value, Payment annuity
• Capital Project Planning
• Basic Project Decision
• Return on investment
• Payback period
• Advanced project acceptance rules
• Net Present Value
• Internal Rate of Return
• Capital budget result tracking 

Capital Budget Planning

Future Value

Present Value

Present Value and Future Value Example on computer

Annuity

Annuities example on computer

Practice Problem 1

This problem is optional and intended to help you understand the material.. It should be done after you have completed the video lecture Annuities example on computer. Take care to read each problem below carefully.

The problems are in the word file and the data is in the spreadsheet.

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Capital Budget Decision Rules

Net Present Value

Net Present Value on the computer

Internal Rate of Return

Internal rate of return example on computer

Capital Budget Example

Tracking and control

Practice Problem 2

This homework problem is optional and intended to help you understand the material. It should be done after you have completed the video lecture Tracking and control.  Take care to read each problem below carefully. 

The problems are in the word file and the data is in the spreadsheet.