Week 5 & 6 discussion FIN 534


  

Week 5 Discussion

Define the most important capital budgeting techniques. Name at least two capital budgeting techniques (for example, NPV, IRR, Payback Period, et cetera) and describe how they are used to arrive at investment decisions.

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Week 6 Discussion

What are the components of the WACC? How is this rate used by a company?  Provided at least 2 examples.

Further, what would cause a company to have a high/lower WACC? Does the type of industry influence the WACC? Provide some examples (at least 2) of factors that would contribute to a high WACC.