Business A-Level
Investment appraisal of new technology
What Investment appraisal of new technology means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Investment appraisal of new technology
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Investment appraisal of new technology in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
Whether the payback period and the average rate of return justify locking up capital in assets that may be obsolete before they are written off.
Topics that use Investment appraisal of new technology
- Strategic decision making (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Automation and the cost structure
- Corporate social responsibility
- Extrapolation
- functional objectives
- gearing
- opportunity cost
- Resistance and its cost to the business
- return on capital employed
Using Investment appraisal of new technology in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Business questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All Business A-Level termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge