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Investment Appraisal

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Understand how to apply several techniques for analysing the financial impact or feasibility of projects involving large capital expenditures based on cash flow and the time value of money. Apply sensitivity analysis to refine these decisions and measure risk.

Curriculum	Finance for Managers: Operational Analysis
Duration	2.5 – 3 hours
Audience	Managers, prospective managers, and anyone else within an organisation involved in making business decisions.
Prerequisites	Financial Fundamentals (particularly Cash Flow)
Course Aim	To give the learner a practical understanding of Investment Appraisal.
Learning Objectives	After taking this course, the student will be able to: Identify the key costs that the cash inflows from a project must be able to cover Determine whether certain costs are relevant to a given situation Describe the Payback method and its limitations Use the payback method to compare simple projects Explain the concept of present value and show how discount factors are calculated Apply the present value concept to business decision making Describe the three methods of discounted cash flow evaluation Define sensitivity Calculate the discounted cumulative cash flow and DCF yield and hence identify the most sensitive areas of a project
Topics Covered	Cash flow and relevant costs Payback Present value and discounting Discounted cash flow Sensitivity analysis Case study
Languages Available	US English, UK English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch
Publisher	Intellexis
Delivery Method	Online, CD
Course Code	IXUS007