Exam 10: The Basics of Capital Budgeting: Evaluating Cash Flows

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A) The IRR method appeals to some managers because it gives an estimate of the rate of return on projects rather than a dollar amount, which the NPV method provides.
B) The discounted payback method eliminates all of the problems associated with the payback method.
C) When evaluating independent projects, the NPV and IRR methods often yield conflicting results regarding a project's acceptability.
D) To find the MIRR, we discount the TV at the IRR.

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A) For a project to have more than one IRR, then both IRRs must be greater than the WACC.
B) If two projects are mutually exclusive, then they are likely to have multiple IRRs.
C) If a project is independent, then it cannot have multiple IRRs.
D) Multiple IRRs can occur only if the signs of the cash flows change more than once.
E) If a project has two IRRs, then the smaller one is the one that is most relevant, and it should be accepted and relied upon.

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A) $24.14
B) $26.82
C) $29.80
D) $33.11
E) $36.42

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A) $265.65
B) $278.93
C) $292.88
D) $307.52
E) $322.90

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A) For a project with normal cash flows, any change in the WACC will change both the NPV and the IRR.
B) To find the MIRR, we first compound cash flows at the regular IRR to find the TV, and then we discount the TV at the WACC to find the PV.
C) The NPV and IRR methods both assume that cash flows can be reinvested at the WACC. However, the MIRR method assumes reinvestment at the MIRR itself.
D) If two projects have the same cost, and if their NPV profiles cross in the upper right quadrant, then the project with the higher IRR probably has more of its cash flows coming in the later years.
E) If two projects have the same cost, and if their NPV profiles cross in the upper right quadrant, then the project with the lower IRR probably has more of its cash flows coming in the later years.

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A) You should reject both projects because they will both have negative NPVs under the new conditions.
B) You should delay a decision until you have more information on the projects, even if this means that a competitor might come in and capture this market.
C) You should recommend Project L, because at the new WACC it will have the higher NPV.
D) You should recommend Project S, because at the new WACC it will have the higher NPV.
E) You should recommend Project L because it will have both a higher IRR and a higher NPV under the new conditions.

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A) The shorter a project's payback period, the less desirable the project is normally considered to be by this criterion.
B) One drawback of the regular payback is that this method does not take account of cash flows beyond the payback period.
C) If a project's payback is positive, then the project should be accepted because it must have a positive NPV.
D) The regular payback ignores cash flows beyond the payback period, but the discounted payback method overcomes this problem.

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A) Project S must have a higher NPV than Project L.
B) If Project S has a positive NPV, Project L must also have a positive NPV.
C) If the WACC falls, each project’s IRR will increase.
D) If the WACC increases, each project’s IRR will decrease.
E) If Projects S and L have the same NPV at the current WACC, 10%, then Project L, the one with the lower IRR, would have a higher NPV if the WACC used to evaluate the projects declined.

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A) If the two projects' NPV profiles do not cross, then there will be a sharp conflict as to which one should be selected.
B) If the cost of capital is greater than the crossover rate, then the IRR and the NPV criteria will not result in a conflict between the projects. The same project will rank higher by both criteria.
C) If the cost of capital is less than the crossover rate, then the IRR and the NPV criteria will not result in a conflict between the projects. The same project will rank higher by both criteria.
D) For a conflict to exist between NPV and IRR, the initial investment cost of one project must exceed the cost of the other.

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A) One advantage of the NPV over the IRR is that NPV takes account of cash flows over a project's full life whereas IRR does not.
B) One advantage of the NPV over the IRR is that NPV assumes that cash flows will be reinvested at the WACC, whereas IRR assumes that cash flows are reinvested at the IRR. The NPV assumption is generally more appropriate.
C) One advantage of the NPV over the MIRR method is that NPV takes account of cash flows over a project's full life whereas MIRR does not.
D) One advantage of the NPV over the MIRR method is that NPV discounts cash flows whereas the MIRR is based on undiscounted cash flows.
E) Since cash flows under the IRR and MIRR are both discounted at the same rate (the WACC) , these two methods always rank mutually exclusive projects in the same order.

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A) Each project must have a negative NPV.
B) Since the projects are mutually exclusive, the firm should always select Project B.
C) If the crossover rate is 8%, Project B will have the higher NPV.
D) Only one project has a positive NPV.

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