Becase a capital expenditure is for an asset, the essence of capital additions decisions is that the investment worth (or economic value) of a proposed capital addition should be measured like any other investment. That is, the investment worth should be measured as the rate of return (interest rate) that will be earned on the investment. The rate of return earned should be computed on a cash flow basis (rather than on the accrual accounting basis). This means that the cash outflows (i.e., cah payment) for an investment should be related to the cash flow (i.e., cash receipts) from that investment. Conceptually, if