A Quote by Ann Macbeth

Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment.

Ann Macbeth

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Budget Build Capital Capital Investment Cost Each Hiring Investment Lump Yourself

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Ann Macbeth
English - Author
1875 - 1948

Obviously, consideration of costs is key, including opportunity costs. Of course capital isn't free. It's easy to figure out your cost of borrowing, but theorists went bonkers on the cost of equity capital. They say that if you're generating a 100% return on capital, then you shouldn't invest in something that generates an 80% return on capital. It's crazy.

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