An indicator of profitability that is measured by dividing the accounting net income by the amount invested.
An indicator of profitability that is measured by dividing the accounting net income by the amount invested.
the future cash flows? Accounting Rate Of Return Wrong. The accounting return uses accounting revenues and expenses (not cash flows) with NO consideration of the time value of money...no discounting. Internal Rate Of...
does not indicate the profitability of a potential investment project? Select... Internal rate of return Net present value Payback 8. A project’s discounted cash flows result in a negative present value. This...
Our Explanation of Evaluating Business Investments compares four of the techniques for reviewing potential capital expenditures. You will be introduced to accounting rate of return, payback, net present value, and...
on a project. There are two weaknesses with the payback method: 1) the time value of money is not considered, and 2) the cash flows occurring after the cash is paid back is ignored. Accounting rate of return or return...
. Another example of a non-discount method in capital budgeting is the accounting rate of return method, which is similar to the return on investment (ROI). [To overcome the above shortcomings, capital budgeting should...
A term used in evaluating business investments. It represents the targeted rate that a company needs to earn. It is also referred to as the discount rate, because this rate is used to discount the future cash flows to...
The rate that will discount all cash flows to a net present value of zero.
What is the internal rate of return? Definition of Internal Rate of Return The internal rate of return is the interest rate that will discount an investment’s future cash amounts to be equal to cash paid at the...
Why does the internal rate of return equate to a net present value of zero? Internal rate of return and net present value are discounted cash flow techniques. To discount means to remove the interest contained within the...
What is hurdle rate? Definition of Hurdle Rate In capital budgeting, the term hurdle rate is the minimum rate that a company wants to earn when investing in a project. Therefore, the hurdle rate is also referred to as...
that consider the time value of money. They are: Net present value Internal rate of return Both of these models are also referred to as discounted cash flow (DCF) models. Discounting Future Cash Flows To recognize the...
The result of dividing a corporation’s net income by the average amount of common stockholders’ equity during the time interval when the net income was earned. To learn more about this ratio, see Explanation...
A financial ratio that expresses the income statement effect from employing an asset as a percentage of the asset’s cost on the balance sheet.
A reduction in the cost of goods purchased that is allowed by the supplier based on the authorized return of goods. Also a general ledger account in which the purchase returns are recorded under the periodic inventory...
A measurement of financial performance of a company’s operating division that is not responsible for its financing and income taxes. The calculation is likely to be 1) the division’s operating income before...
What is a purchase return? Definition of Purchase Return A purchase return occurs when a buyer returns merchandise that it had purchased from a supplier. Since the return of purchased merchandise is time consuming and...
Our Explanation of Evaluating Business Investments compares four of the techniques for reviewing potential capital expenditures. You will be introduced to accounting rate of return, payback, net present value, and...
What is the payback reciprocal? The payback reciprocal is a crude estimate of the rate of return for a project or investment. The payback reciprocal is computed by dividing the digit “1” by a project’s payback...
A target rate. For example, companies may decide to invest only in projects that generate an internal rate of return that is in excess of 12%. The 12% figure becomes the hurdle rate.
may be a great return, but because it’s less than the required 16%, the investment will be rejected because of its negative net present value. [To find the exact rate that a project is expected to earn, the...
How do I calculate IRR and NPV? Definition of IRR The internal rate of return (IRR) method or model determines the interest rate that discounts all cash inflows and cash outflows to a net present value of $0. In other...
at the end of the year and the increase occurred at a uniform rate throughout the year. The corporation’s return on stockholders? equity was 10% ($100,000 divided by the average stockholders? equity of $1,000,000)....
Market interest rate, current return, effective interest rate. Also see yield to maturity.
What is the return on assets ratio? Definition of Return on Assets Ratio The return on assets ratio, or return on total assets ratio, relates a company’s net income during a specific year, to the company’s average...
Our Explanation of Bonds Payable covers the recording of bonds, the accrual of interest expense, and the amortization of the discount and premium on bonds payable. You gain an understanding on why the market value of...
See internal rate of return.
What is yield to maturity? Definition of Yield to Maturity Yield to maturity is the total return that will be earned by someone who purchases a bond and holds it until its maturity date. The yield to maturity might also...
Our Explanation of Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity uses the appropriate present value factors for discounting a stream of equal cash amounts occurring at equal time intervals. An important feature is the use of loan...
The stated interest rate appearing on the face of the bond. Also referred to as the nominal rate or the stated interest rate.
A percentage of an hourly wage rate (or salary) that represents the employer’s additional costs of employee benefits such as paid vacation days, paid sick days, insurance (health, dental, life, worker...
Usually an annual manufacturing overhead rate established just prior to an accounting year and based on budgeted amounts.
See direct labor rate variance.
See contractual interest rate.
See yield to maturity.
A factory or manufacturing overhead rate used to allocate, apply, assign, or spread indirect product costs to items manufactured. Under traditional cost accounting, the burden rate might be a percentage of direct labor...
A loan in which the interest rate does not change over the life of the loan.
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