OBJECTIVE RISK ADJUSTMENT IMPROVES CALCULATED ROI FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

Healthcare Financial Management | December 1, 2000| | Copyright

The weighted average cost of capital although widely used in financial decision making, does not ensure an organization will be adequately rewarded for assuming risk.

Most healthcare organizations can ill afford to assume risk for which they are inadequately compensated. When capital projects are being considered, factoring risk with an adjustment to the projected cost of capital can increase the calculated return on investment and improve the net present value of anticipated cash flow. This adjustment factor however should reflect the capital structure of the ...

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