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Projects presents the entire gamut of capital budgeting. The book discusses key principles and techniques for evaluating capital expenditure proposals, as well as strategic, qualitative and organizational considerations impacting capital budgeting decisions. Further, it suggests ways of improving project appraisal and capital budgeting practices and also describes and evaluates business practices in various areas. Written by a renowned finance educator Prasanna Chandra, the book in its eighth edition, has acquired vast readership among students and practitioners over a period of almost three and a half decades.
Key Features:
Substantial revision of several chapters
Two new sections: `Measures of Savings in Infrastructure Costs` and `Analysis of Project Risk`
Six new appendixes: `Detailed Project Report`, `The Case for Behavioral Strategy`, `Vegetron Simulation`, `Types of Charges Created on Assets for Securing Advances`, `Due Diligence` and `Environmental Appraisal of Projects`
New minicases on `Investment Criteria` and `Infrastructure Financing `
Number of boxes containing valuable perspectives and practical insights
Updated and expanded ancillary web material for students and instructors
Table of Contents:
Part I: Planning
Overview
Strategy and Resource Allocation
Generation and Screening of Project Ideas
Part II: Analysis
Market and Demand Analysis
Technical Analysis
Financial Estimates and Projections
Part III: Selection I
The Time Value of Money
Investment Criteria
Project Cash Flows
The Cost of Capital
Project Risk Analysis
Part IV: Selection II
Project Rate of Return
Special Decisions Situations
Social Cost Benefit Analysis
Multiple Projects and Constraints
Valuation of Real Options
Judgmental, Behavioral, Strategic and Organizational Considerations
Part V: Financing
Financing of Projects
Financing Infrastructure Projects
Venture Capital and Private Equity
Part VI: Implementation
Project Management
Network Techniques for Project Management
Part VII: Review
Project Review and Administrative Aspects
Appendix A: Tables
Appendix B: Assessing the Tax Burden
Appendix C: Environmental Impact Assessment
Appendix D: Detailed Project Report
BibliographyISBN - 9789332902572
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