Business A-Level
criterion rate
What criterion rate means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of criterion rate
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The rate against which the outcome is judged, alongside the firm's cost of capital or a competing project, rather than calling any positive number good.
Topics that use criterion rate
- Annex: quantitative skills in business (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- analysis
- average rate of return
- averages
- axes and scales
- base year
- benchmarking
- break-even charts
- break-even output
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