Postaudits Are an Important Part of Capital Budgeting

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Essay

Postaudits are an important part of capital budgeting.
Required:
A. What is a postaudit of a capital investment project?
B. What are the benefits of a postaudit?
C. A manager prepared an unsuccessful proposal for a capital project, as her firm decided not to fund and pursue the project. The manager observed, "The company's postaudit process will show that this project should have been funded." Comment on the manager's understanding of the postaudit process.

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Definitions:

Ligamentum Arteriosum

A small ligament that is a remnant of the ductus arteriosus, connecting the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta in the fetal circulation system.

Fossa Ovalis

The fossa ovalis is an anatomical feature of the heart, a depression in the right atrium wall, marking the spot where an opening, the foramen ovale, existed in the fetal heart.

Papillary Muscle

Muscles located in the ventricles of the heart, attaching to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves via chordae tendineae and preventing valve inversion.

Foramen Ovale

An opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart, which normally closes shortly after birth.