Return on investment (ROI)
What Return on investment (ROI) means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Return on investment (ROI)
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A measure of financial performance, calculated or interpreted as financial gain relative to capital expenditure, satisfying shareholders.
Topics that use Return on investment (ROI)
- Business objectives (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Market share
- Principal-agent problem
- Profit maximisation
- Sales maximisation
- Survival
- Cost efficiency
- Satisficing
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