Understanding Return on Investment (Finance Fundamentals for Nonfinancial Managers Series)

By Franklin J. Plewa Jr., George T. Friedlob, B. (eds) Warren, A. and Goldsmith, F

Book Overview

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UNDERSTANDING RETURN ON INVESTMENT

Return on investment (ROI) plays a major role in business, but itcan be a difficult concept to grasp. Understanding Return onInvestment shows you how to better utilize this essential tool bysimplifying and clarifying all its important points. Thisinvaluable guide includes information on:
* The effect of ROI on investment and disinvestment decisions
* The various forms of ROI and how they provide different measuresfor evaluating investment activities
* The relationship of ROI to ROE (return on equity)
* The use of ROI in evaluating investment centers in adecentralized operation
* How ROI is used to evaluate managers
* The use of weighted average cost of capital (WACC) in makinginvestment decisions

If you use ROI, but are confused or unclear about some of itsdetails, you'll definitely profit from Understanding Return onInvestment, a complete guide to this all-important performanceindicator.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471103721
• ISBN13: 9780471103721
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"