Accounting Rate of Return

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Financial Management Quiz on Accounting Rate of Return, created by nadz_k on 04/05/2013.
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Question 1

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What is the accounting rate of return?
Answer
  • the rate of return given at the end of the accounting period
  • the ratio of the accounting profit to the investment in the project

Question 2

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What is the formula?
Answer
  • Profit / Income X 100
  • Profit for the year / Asset book value at the start of the year X 100

Question 3

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What are the limitations of the accounting rate of return?
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  • It is the most favored method for investment appraisal
  • Fails to take in to account the time value of money
  • Profit figures are poor substitutes of cash flow
  • The number of alternative ARR calculations can be continued beyond the three possibilities
  • This method is more accurate and reliable in comparison to NPV
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