Financial Management
Investment Appraisal (Excel) - non-discounting
Payback Period and Accounting Rate of Return in Excel
2 CPD credits on completion
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About This Course
Course Information
This CPD course is designed to develop your investment appraisal technique using excel and non-discounting tools.
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This course is made up of videos, questions and additional reading materials, and accounts for 2 units of CPD. One unit is the equivalent of one hour of learning.
Course Sections
This course is made up of the following sections:
- Investment appraisal – non-discounting – part 1 (video)
- Investment appraisal – non-discounting – part 1 (quiz)
- Investment appraisal – non-discounting – part 2 (video)
- Investment appraisal – non-discounting – part 2 (quiz)
What You Will Learn
- Explain the three characteristics of investment decisions: significance of outlay, time horizon, and uncertainty of returns
- Calculate the payback period for a project and apply decision rules based on company-targeted payback thresholds
- Identify the advantages and limitations of the payback method, including its treatment of cash flows after the payback point
- Calculate the Accounting Rate of Return (ARR) and compare it against a target return to assess project viability
- Distinguish between relevant and non-relevant project costs, including sunk costs and incremental cash flows
- Apply both payback and ARR methods in Excel to appraise investment projects
Who This Course Is For
- Finance professionals who want to build or improve their investment appraisal skills using non-discounting methods
- Accountants and managers involved in capital expenditure decisions who need practical Excel-based tools
- Professionals new to project appraisal who want a grounded introduction before moving to discounting techniques
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of cash flows and how they differ from accounting profits
- Basic familiarity with Microsoft Excel (entering formulas, simple calculations)
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