Discover how businesses and government agencies can use capital investment analysis to assess the potential of long-term ...

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QUESTION: I’m trying to decide whether or not to invest a large amount of money in new technology that will lower our production costs. A newly-minted MBA I just hired has completed something he calls ...

Net present value (NPV) represents the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows over a set time period. Knowing how to calculate net present value can be useful when choosing ...

A Net Present Value analysis is exactly the right way to assess a project that requires a cash outlay upfront to achieve lower costs going forward. Here’s what he is doing. The negative cash flow ...