Every Hospitality Manager Should Understand This Basic Principle: Rewarded Behavior

question 8

True/False

Every hospitality manager should understand this basic principle: Rewarded behavior tends to be repeated; unrewarded behavior tends not to be repeated.

Understand how to determine and interpret the internal rate of return (IRR) for an investment.

Ability to compare and assess different capital investment opportunities based on NPV and IRR computations.

Understand the effect of salvage value on the NPV of a project.

Learn how to calculate the present value of an annuity and the present value of a single amount.

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