FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Author: BREALEY
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Chapter 8, Problem 12QP
- a. Is the system worth installing if the required
rate of return is 9%? - b. What if the required return is 14%?
- c. How high can the discount rate be before you would reject the project?
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