Conduct a search for theoretical and empirical literature pertinent to capital budgeting theory and practice. Locate at least three peer-reviewed journal articles in addition to the two articles (listed below as a & b) provided in the learning activities. Address the following elements:
A) Buelow, J. R., Zuckweiler, K. M., & Rosacker, K. M. (2010, January-March). Evaluation methods for hospital projects. Hospital Topics, 88(1), 10-17.
B) Poplin, B. (2011, February). Making informed capital investment decisions for clinical technology. Healthcare Financial Management, 65(2), 64-68.
Evaluate each of the five articles. Discuss research objectives, methods, main findings, conclusions, key limitations, and contributions.
Synthesize the key findings from all the articles reviewed in Part (1) into basic themes.
Assess the gaps in the literature as related to capital budgeting theory and practice.
Identify directions for future research.
Evaluate the following two proposed capital investment projects. Complete the evaluation using analytic tools including Payback Period (PP), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Profitability Index (PI) in Excel. Report the evaluation results in your paper. Make a decision to invest in one of the two proposed capital projects.
Case Information:
You are the Administrative Director of the Operating Room (OR) at a large hospital within a national health system. The OR recently hired a new General Surgeon. Upon review of the existing imaging devices, he requested for an acquisition of the following two pieces of medical equipment:
CT: A new mobile 16-slice CT Scanner
PET: A refurbished PET Scanner
The following are the financial data that you have compiled concerning these two scanners:
Available capital for the projects is $750,000.
The interest rate used to discount cash flows is 6%.
The CT Scanner’s total cost in acquisition, shipping, and installation is $365,500. It has a 10-year useful life with no salvage value at the end of Year 10. It can generate the following net cash flows from Year 1 to Year 10:
Yr Net Cash Flow
1 $260,000
2 $520,000
3 $520,000
4 $416,000
5 $416,000
6 $416,000
7 $468,000
8 $468,000
9 $520,000
10 $390,000
The refurbished PET Scanner’s total cost in acquisition, shipping, and installation is $699,500. It has a 7-year useful life with no salvage value at the end of Year 7. It can generate the following net cash flows from Year 1 to Year 7:
Yr Net Cash Flow
1 $312,000
2 $312,000
3 $436,800
4 $520,000
5 $520,000
6 $572,000
7 $416,000
6. Assess the limitations of capital budgeting analytic tools such as Payback Period (PP), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Profitability Index (PI).
7. Conclude with a summary discussion.
This 5-page paper should be written following current APA style guidelines, Page length does not include the title page, abstract, and reference pages.
Papers are written from scratch We have molded our writers to develop content for all assignments from scratch. This way, we promote originality and reduce cases of plagiarism that might affect your grades and hinder you from realizing your academic goals. We encourage our clients to indicate the deliverables that should be featured in the final paper. Our online help services allow one to make a clarification and even interact with the writer directly to help them understand the needs of the assignment. Many of our writers are professional tutors who understand the approaches that should be used to fulfill the specified instructions. Every time a client places an order on our system, we link them with the most qualified writer in the subject of interest.
YUnlike other writing companies, we encourage clients to draw back their money at any stage of the writing process if they experience any uncertainties with the quality of generated content. However, you will hardly have to make this decision because of our business approach that suits your needs.
We have an advanced plagiarism-detection system that flags any work that fails to meet the required academic expectations. Our company thrives in honesty, and as such, you will be guaranteed to achieve a paper that meets your expectations.
We encourage our clients to return papers for revision seven days after the last submission for free. Depending on the proposed changes, we will work on your article to achieve the desired expectations.
We uphold confidentiality and privacy through our interactions with clients, an aspect that has enhanced our relationship with prospective customers seeking for assignment help. We do not disclose your information with third-parties
We boast of a diverse pool of ENL and ESL professionals who respond with a personal touch to the needs of every client. Our focus is to become the best platform that offers specialized services to individuals to accomplish their academic goals.
