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Monday, July 4, 2011

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Profitability Index (PI)

Advantages Of Profitability Index (PI)

1. PI considers the time value of money.

2. PI considers analysis all cash flows of entire life.

3. PI makes the right in the case of different amount of cash outlay of different project.

4. PI ascertains the exact rate of return of the project.

Disadvantages Of Profitability Index(PI)

1. It is difficult to understand interest rate or discount rate.

2. It is difficult to calculate profitability index if two projects having different useful life.