W4 Discussion 1-Rate of Return

"The Healthcare Environment And Financial Statements" W4Discussion 

Readings & Assignments

Zelman, W., McCue, M., Millikan, A. & Glick, N. (2014). Financial management of health care organizations: an introduction to fundamental tools, concepts, and applications (4th ed.). Hoboken: NJ: Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 9781118466568

Chapters 6 & 7

W4 Discussion 1: Rate of Return

Healthcare Financial Management

Rate of Return & Net Present Value

When using the IRR approach, when can the internal rate of return be determined simply by dividing the initial outlay by the cash flows?

Will a decision that is based on NPV ever change if it were based on IRR instead?

Why or why not?

Please respond to the initial question by day 5 and be sure to post two additional times to peers and/or instructor by day 7. The initial post by day 5 should be a minimum of 150 words. If you use any source outside of your own thoughts, you should reference that source. Include solid grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling.