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What is capital budgeting?

Author:
Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA

Definition of Capital Budgeting

Capital budgeting is a process used by companies for evaluating and ranking potential capital expenditures or investments that are significant in amount. A few examples of capital expenditures include:

  • Purchase of new equipment
  • Rebuilding existing equipment
  • Purchasing delivery vehicles
  • Constructing additions to buildings

Examples of Capital Budgeting Calculations

Capital budgeting usually involves the following calculations for each project:

  • Future accounting profit by period
  • Future cash flows by period
  • Present value of the cash flows by discounting them with an appropriate interest rate
  • The number of years it takes for a project’s cash flow to pay back the initial cash investment
  • An assessment of risk along with the urgency of the project
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For the past 52 years, Harold Averkamp (CPA, MBA) has
worked as an accounting supervisor, manager, consultant, university instructor, and innovator in teaching accounting online. He is the sole author of all the materials on AccountingCoach.com.

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