Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Principles of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9781259144387
Author: Richard A Brealey, Stewart C Myers, Franklin Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To discuss:  How every issue or action could disrupt or distort the process of capital budgeting.

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1. Since capital budgeting decisions involve the estimation of a project’s future cash flows and the rate at which they should be discounted is still a relatively subjective process, the behavioral traits of managers still affect this process. Please explain this statement and suggest how managers can better improve their ability to eliminate biases in their forecasting.
Which of the following is a problem associated with capital budgeting? Select all that apply.   Long-term strategic planning for resource allocation   Unsustainable budget infrastructure that will have an impact on future generations   Miscalculating or poor estimation of projected costs   Fluctuating economics and financial markets
Which of the following statements is false? A. Net incomes are not cash flows. Financial Managers should focus on the cash flows when making capital budgeting decisions. B. Incremental earnings are the amount by which the firm's earnings are expected to change as a result of the investment decision. C. To the extend that overhead costs are fixed and will be incurred in any case, they are not incremental to the project and should be excluded in the capital budgeting analysis. D. Depreciation is not a cash expense paid by the firm. E. None of the above.
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