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The accounting rate of return stockholders investments is measured by?
outline four limitation of the accounting rate of return method of appraising new investment.
return on equity
Internal rate of return (IRR) is a discounted method used for Capital budgeting decisions (investment etc) while accounting rate of retun is a measure for calculating return for a one off payment. IRR is actually the discount rate that equates the Present value of the cash flows to the NPV of the project (investment) while accounting rate of return just gives the actual rate of return. Habib topu1910@gmail.com
Internal rate of return, net present value, accounting rate of return and payback method.
Advantages include: it is based on accounting information, so no other special reports are required, it is easy to calculate and simple to understand, and based on accounting profit thus measures the profitability of investment. While disadvantages include: ignores the time value of money, ignores the cash flow from investment and does not consider terminal value of the project.
The accounting rate of return (ARR) method may be known as the return on capital employed (ROCE) or return on investment (ROI).The ARR is ratio of the accounting profit to the investment in the project, expressed as a percentage.The decision rule is that if the ARR is greater than, or equal to, a hurdle rate, then accept the project.Advantages:- familiarity, ease of understanding and communication; - managers' performances are often judged using ARR and therefore wish to select projects on the same basis.Disadvantages:- it can be calculated in a wide variety of ways; - profit is a poor substitute for cash flow;- no allowance for the time value of money;- arbitrary cut-off date;- some perverse decisions can be made.
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If the investment is derived from income, look at the return and make a choice
accounting rate of return not take into consideration the time value of money as regrading to actual financial statements which prepare on the historical cost
Year Net Income Net Cash Flow 0 0 (98500) 1 7500 24750 2 95000 31000 3 14750 34000 4 21250 40250 5 24950 44500 calculate accounting rate of return?
The AAR is good capital budgeting tool because managers can compare it to objective benchmarks. Yet one limitation is that ARR uses profit rather than cashflows, and it does not account for the time value of money (TVM)For more information on the accounting rate of return (AAR) please visit: http://www.drtaccounting.com/2008/03/calculate-average-accounting-return.html