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QUESTION 7 Which of the following statements is correct? a. When there are two mutually exclusive projects, the project with the highest NPV should be chosen. D. The payback period criterion properly considers the time value of money. OC. The IRR method correctly ranks mutually exclusive projects. d. Since investors prefer more return and less risk, one will never hold a dominated asset in the risk-return sense. In other words, if asset A has a higher expected return and lower standard-deviation than asset B, then investors would only hold asset A in their optimal portfolio. e. When an investment project is evaluated today, the spending that occurred in the last year has to be included in the NPV analysis.

What is the basic net present value (NPV) investment rule? More than one answer may be correct. Multiple select question. Accept a project if the discount rate is above zero Reject a project if its NPV is less than zero Accept a project if its NPV is less than zero If a project's NPV is equal to zero, a firm would be indifferent to accepting or rejecting the project. Accept a project if its NPV is greater than zero

(a) If you apply the payback decision rule, which investment will you choose? Why? (b) If you apply the NPV decision rule, which investment will you choose? Why?  (c) If you apply the IRR decision rule, which investment will you choose? Why? (d) Based on your answers of (a) to (c), which project will you (eventually) choose? Why?

What are the shortcomings of the internal rate of return criterion? How do you make an investment decision based on the IRR? How would the NPV of the same project look?

Further suppose that the same Firm XYZ from Question 1 is considering investments in two projects. Assume that the projects are mutually exclusive. Further assume the following information for the two projects (values are in 1000s): Project A -5,600 1,325 2,148 4,143 Project B -8,400 1,325 2,148 8,055 Year 1 3 Assume that the required return for the two projects is 8%. Show all work for each part of the problem that requires computation. a) What is the NPV for Project A? b) What is the NPV for Project B? c) What is the IRR for Project A? d) What is the IRR for Project B?

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In a few sentences, answer the following question as completely as you can. According to your textbook, “an investment should be accepted if the net present value is positive and rejected if it is negative” (p. 239). What does an NPV of zero mean?If you were a financial decision maker facing a project with NPV of zero (or close to zero) what would you do? Can you think of any other factors that might influence your decision?

“If the initial cost of an investment project is not totally sunk (the project is not totally irreversible), one should not consider real options” True or False? Write a short answer that offers a discussion about the statement.

4. Introduction to real options Consider the following statement about real options: Sometimes real options can give managers the flexibility to decide to invest in a project or wait to make a more calculated decision.   True or False: The preceding statement is correct. False   True     Which type of real option allows the output and/or inputs in the production process to be altered, depending on how market conditions change during a project’s life? A. Expansion option   B. Flexibility option   C. Abandonment option   D. Timing option     Consider the following example:   Clemens Inc. is considering a $100 million investment in a new line of soft drinks. However, $100 million is a huge investment for Clemens; if things turn bad, it could wipe out the company. A few senior managers have suggested a smaller investment of $20 million to see if the market is as strong as they hope it is. If demand is strong and the opportunity is still…

question   15. Three Sisters & Co. is considering Projects S and L, whose cash flows are shown below. These projects are mutually beneficial exclusive, equally risky, and not repeatable. If the decision is made by choosing the project with the higher IRR, how much value will be forgone? No that no change in value may exists if there is no conflict in decisions, that is choosing same project under both methods. Furthermore, projects could also have been rejected in the very first place. WACC:8.25% Year 0 1 2 3 4 CFS -$1,225  $650  $ 450  $ 250  $50 CFL -$1,315  $100  $300  $500 $700 -$13.21/ -$24.41/$0.00/$24.41/-55.63/$13.21/$60.00

1- Please name the goals of models. 2- Please define risky project. 3- Please name two Criteria for evalu...ng pject decisions. 4- Please define the value of information about projects. 5- Are you agree with the phrase(sentence): "The indifference (exchange) risk - retur curve slop of a risk aversion has a negative slop."? explain why? (4)

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?   a.  An NPV profile graph shows how a project's payback varies as the cost of capital changes.   b.  The NPV profile graph for a normal project will generally have a positive (upward) slope as the life of the project increases.   c.  An NPV profile graph is designed to give decision makers an idea about how a project's risk varies with its life.   d.  An NPV profile graph is designed to give decision makers an idea about how a project's contribution to the firm's value varies with the cost of capital.   e.  We cannot draw a project's NPV profile unless we know the appropriate WACC for use in evaluating the project's NPV. Provide explanation for the choice

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Making the accept or reject decision Hungry Whale Electronics's decision to accept or reject project Alpha is independent of its decisions on other projects. If the firm follows the NPV method, it should project Alpha. Which of the following statements best explains what it means when a project has an NPV of $0? O When a project has an NPV of $0, the project is earning a rate of return less than the project's weighted average cost of capital. It's OK to accept the project, as long as the project's profit is positive. O When a project has an NPV of $0, the project is earning a rate of return equal to the project's weighted average cost of capital. It's OK to accept a project with an NPV of $0, because the project is earning the required minimum rate of return. O When a project has an NPV of $0, the project is earning a profit of $0. A firm should reject any project with an NPV of $0, because the project is not profitable.

Question 5: Find the net present value, interpret whether the NPV suggests you should accept or reject the project, find the payback period, find the discounted payback period, find the profitability index, interpret whether the profitability index suggests you should accept or reject the project, find the internal rate of return, explain whether the internal rate of return can repay the cost of borrowing money to conduct the project, find the modified internal rate of return, and explain with the modified internal rate of return can repay the cost of borrowing money to conduct the project. All for the following situation: The initial capital outlay is $175,000, the first-year annual operating cash flow is projected to be 20,000 but should grow by 5% per year during each of the project's 30 years, the after-tax-salvage cash flow is guessed to be $500,000, the required rate of return on this project is 15.50% and the company weighted average cost of capital is 12.50%.

List situations when using the FCFE model to value the equity of a project would not be ok

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When the net present value (NPV) and the internal rate of return (IRR) rankings conflict for mutually exclusive projects Blank______. Multiple choice question. accept the project with the higher IRR accept the project with the lower NPV accept the project with the lower IRR accept the project with the higher NPV

Indicate whether its True or False. Then write the explanation!   The twin advantages with using the IRR method as opposed to the NPV method for project evaluation is that you don’t need to worry about what an appropriate risk- adjusted discount rate might be for the project and you will always get the correct answer to the investment decision.

True / False and explain (if the statement is false, explain why it is incorrect) 1. Simulation analysts uses best- and worst case scenarios to determine the most likely outcome 2. In the absence of capital rationing, the firm should take all projects with a positive net present value.

The decision rule for net present value is to: Select one: O a. accept all projects with positive net present values. O b. None of the options O c. accept all projects with cash inflows exceeding initial cost. O d. reject all projects with positive net present values.

Which of the following is CORRECT? Select one: a. If the NPV of a project is negative, the IRR for the project must also be negative. b. A project's MIRR can never exceed its IRR. c. If a project with normal cash flows has an IRR less than WACC, the project must have a positive NPV. d. If Project 1's IRR exceeds Project 2's IRR, then 1 must have a higher NPV than 2. e. If a project with normal cash flows has an IRR greater than WACC, the project must have a positive NPV. You purchase a house for $250,000. After you make your down payment of $50,000, you are financing $200,000 for 30 years at an annual percentage rate of 5.4%. How much are your monthly payments? Select one: a. Less than $1,000 b. Between $1,000 and $1,050 c. Between $1,050 and $1,100 d. Between $1,100 and $1,150 e. Greater than $1,200