Risk can be incorporated into capital budgeting through a computer technique called Monte Carlo Simulation in which the computer simulates the project many times by drawing cash flows randomly from probability distributions.

Monte Carlo Simulation

A computational technique that utilizes random sampling and statistical modeling to estimate mathematical functions and mimic the operation of complex systems.

Probability Distributions

A mathematical function that outlines every potential value and their probabilities that a random variable might assume across a specified spectrum.

Capital Budgeting

The process of evaluating and selecting long-term investments that are in line with the goal of the investor's wealth maximization.