What is capital rationing? Should a firm practice capital rationing? Why?
The term Capital rationing is the practice of setting dollar limits on what will be invested in new capital budgeting projects. Partnerships, Proprietorships, and private corporations are in a position to do anything the owners wish. Though it can be argued, that for a publicly traded corporation capital rationing may not be consistent along with maximizing the value of the firm. This is as some value adding projects might be rejected if they would cause the firm to exceed its self forced capital rationing limit.