EFFECTIVE CAPITAL BUDGETING AS A STRATEGY FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT (A CASE STUDY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY)

ABSTRACT Capital budgeting techniques is an efficient allocation of capital finance functions. It involves decisions to commit the firms funds to the long term assets. Capital budgeting is of considerable to the firm since the techniques tend to determine its value by influencing its growth, profitability and risk. It further explains how the decision can be diversified. The project covers five chapters. The review of related literature of this research work according to different authors and scholars mostly I. M. Pandey emphasized that firm’s investment decision would generally include expansion, acquisition and replacement of long term assets. Questionnaire, interview and documentation methodology was employed in analyzing the assembled data in order to produce meaningful information. The data was carefully analyzed and it was discovered that the techniques of capital budgeting has effect on good project management decision. Based on the discovery the research concluded that the application of capital budgeting influenced a great extent towards increasing profitability and shareholders wealth. Consequently, it was recommended that it will assist the company in efficient, effective and wise allocation of its scarce resources.   TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Approval page Declaration page Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction 1.1Background of the study  1.2Statement of problem  1.3Objectives of the study  1.4Statement of hypothesis 1.5Significance of the study 1.6Scope of the study 1.7Limitation of the study 1.8Historical Background of Coca-cola Company 1.9Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO 2.1Literature Review 2.2Conceptual Framework 2.3Need for capital budgeting decision 2.4Investment decision rule 2.5Evaluation Criteria or Capital Budgeting techniques 2.6Discounted cash flow techniques 2.7Non discounted cash flow 2.8Merits and demerits of discounted cash flow 2.9Merits and demerits of non discounted cash flow
CHAPTER THREE  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1Research design 3.2Research population 3.3Sample size and Sampling technique 3.4Method of Gathering Data 3.5Justification of method used 3.6Method of data analysis  3.7Test of Hypothesis 3.8Justification of instrument used
CHAPTER FOUR DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 4.1Data presentation 4.2Data Analysis 4.3Test of hypothesis
CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1Summary of findings 5.2Conclusion 5.3Recommendations Bibliography Appendixes