AS 91870 · 4 credits · Internal
Financing capital expenditure
Analyse the effect of financing options of a strategic capital expenditure decision on a business
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You're looking at a big, real financial decision a farm or agribusiness needs to make—like buying new equipment or land that costs a lot of money and will affect the business for years to come. Your job is to work out the different ways the business could pay for it (borrowing money, using savings, finding investors, etc.) and explain how each option would affect the business's finances and operations. You need to pick which option is best and back up your choice with numbers and practical thinking.
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- ·Choose a realistic strategic capital expenditure decision for a business (something expensive with medium-to-long-term impact, like a new building, machinery, or major expansion)
- ·Identify at least 2–3 different financing options the business could use (like loans, equity investment, retaining profits, leasing)
- ·Calculate and compare the financial consequences of each option using tools like cash flow, profit impact, debt ratios, or repayment schedules
- ·Analyse both the numbers (financial) and the practical effects (non-financial)—like risk, flexibility, control of the business, management complexity, timing
- ·Make a clear recommendation for which financing option is best, and justify it by weighing up the trade-offs for that specific business
You analyse how different financing options affect the business by explaining the financial impact (repayments, interest, profit) and at least one other consequence, then suggest which option is better.