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INVESTMENT CRITERION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- investment criterion
1, record 1, English, investment%20criterion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... normalized investment criteria ... are used for ranking alternative projects or for determining the admissibility of specific projects. 2, record 1, English, - investment%20criterion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Where the analyst has to choose among projects, their internal rates of return, benefit-cost ratios and net present values may therefore constitute conflicting criteria for investment. 3, record 1, English, - investment%20criterion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The plural of "investment criterion" is "investment criteria". 4, record 1, English, - investment%20criterion
Record 1, Key term(s)
- criterion for investment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- critère du choix des investissements
1, record 1, French, crit%C3%A8re%20du%20choix%20des%20investissements
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- critère d'investissement 2, record 1, French, crit%C3%A8re%20d%27investissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce sont des méthodes approximatives d'analyse et d'évaluation des projets d'investissement (méthode de la valeur comptable nette; méthode de la période de remboursement; méthode de la valeur nette actualisée; méthode du taux de rentabilité). Les méthodes d'évaluation les plus précises sont fondées sur le principe de l'actualisation (méthode de la valeur nette actualisée; méthode du taux de rentabilité). 1, record 1, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20du%20choix%20des%20investissements
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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