COST OF CAPITAL

Businesses acquire funds from market in various forms. These generally include Equity shares, preference share, debentures and long-term loans. The company after acquiring funds from investors, invests those funds in various projects. The investor who contributes funds in any form expects some returns on their contribution. The company must earn a certain rate of return that satisfies their investors expectation. Read More …

Capital Budgeting: Meaning, Nature and Process

Meaning Capital Budgeting decision is considered most important and most critical decision for finance manager. It involves decisions related to long-term investments of capital nature. The returns from such investments are scattered over a number of years. Since it requires huge amount of funds, it is considered irreversible. Some examples of capital budgeting decisions are Purchase of new plant and Read More …