Capital budgeting process:
When investing in a long term assets, the project has been evaluated in term of its profitability and expected cash flow in the future. The capital budgeting process involves six steps as follows:
1. Calculate the cost of the project.
2. Estimation of the expected cash flows from the project in the future. Also calculate the residual value of the asset at the end of its life.
3. Calculate the probability distribution of the cash outflows.
4. Determine the present value of expected cash inflow
5. Determine the present value of cash inflow
6. Compare the present value of cash inflow with the cash outflow with the cash outflow. If the present value of cash inflow is higher than the outflow accept the project (Capital budgeting process, project analysis 2010).