FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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- Give two advantages and two disadvantages of using
Net Present Value as an investment appraisal technique. Explain in no more than one sentence why each point you make is an advantage or disadvantage as if explaining to someone that has no understanding of the terminology or accounting jargon.
- The Graduate Recruitment Manager of WCITJ Ltd is interested in you as a potential summer intern and future employee. Like all employers, he is only impressed by students that are self motivated, that can communicate well, and those that research and read around their topics. He has asked you to explain, in one concise short paragraph each, three accounting concepts that you have read about during your initial study of accounting as part of your course.
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