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Barry Company is considering a project that has the following cash flow and WACC data. What is the project's NPV? Note that a project's projected NPV can be negative, in which case it will be rejected.


A) $250.15
B) $277.94
C) $305.73
D) $336.31
E) $369.94

F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

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Under certain conditions, a project may have more than one IRR. One such condition is when, in addition to the initial investment at time = 0, a negative cash flow (or cost) occurs at the end of the project's life.

A) True
B) False

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Tesar Chemicals is considering Projects S and L, whose cash flows are shown below. These projects are mutually exclusive, equally risky, and not repeatable. The CEO believes the IRR is the best selection criterion, while the CFO advocates the NPV. If the decision is made by choosing the project with the higher IRR rather than the one with the higher NPV, how much, if any, value will be forgone, i.e., what's the chosen NPV versus the maximum possible NPV? Note that (1) "true value" is measured by NPV, and (2) under some conditions the choice of IRR vs. NPV will have no effect on the value gained or lost.


A) $138.10
B) $149.21
C) $160.31
D) $171.42
E) $182.52

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?


A) If a project with normal cash flows has an IRR greater than the WACC, the project must also have a positive NPV.
B) If Project A's IRR exceeds Project B's, then A must have the higher NPV.
C) A project's MIRR can never exceed its IRR.
D) If a project with normal cash flows has an IRR less than the WACC, the project must have a positive NPV.
E) If the NPV is negative, the IRR must also be negative.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Because "present value" refers to the value of cash flows that occur at different points in time, a series of present values of cash flows should not be summed to determine the value of a capital budgeting project.

A) True
B) False

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Noe Drilling Inc. is considering Projects S and L, whose cash flows are shown below. These projects are mutually exclusive, equally risky, and not repeatable. The CEO believes the IRR is the best selection criterion, while the CFO advocates the MIRR. If the decision is made by choosing the project with the higher IRR rather than the one with the higher MIRR, how much, if any, value will be forgone, i.e., what's the NPV of the chosen project versus the maximum possible NPV? Note that (1) "true value" is measured by NPV, and (2) under some conditions the choice of IRR vs. MIRR will have no effect on the value lost.


A) $185.90
B) $197.01
C) $208.11
D) $219.22
E) $230.32

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?


A) The NPV method assumes that cash flows will be reinvested at the WACC, while the IRR method assumes reinvestment at the IRR.
B) The NPV method assumes that cash flows will be reinvested at the risk-free rate, while the IRR method assumes reinvestment at the IRR.
C) The NPV method assumes that cash flows will be reinvested at the WACC, while the IRR method assumes reinvestment at the risk-free rate.
D) The NPV method does not consider all relevant cash flows, particularly cash flows beyond the payback period.
E) The IRR method does not consider all relevant cash flows, particularly cash flows beyond the payback period.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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McCall Manufacturing has a WACC of 10%. The firm is considering two normal, equally risky, mutually exclusive, but not repeatable projects. The two projects have the same investment costs, but Project A has an IRR of 15%, while Project B has an IRR of 20%. Assuming the projects' NPV profiles cross in the upper right quadrant, which of the following statements is CORRECT?


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.
E) If the crossover rate is 8%, Project A will have the higher NPV.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?


A) One defect of the IRR method is that it does not take account of cash flows over a project's full life.
B) One defect of the IRR method is that it does not take account of the time value of money.
C) One defect of the IRR method is that it does not take account of the cost of capital.
D) One defect of the IRR method is that it values a dollar received today the same as a dollar that will not be received until sometime in the future.
E) One defect of the IRR method is that it assumes that the cash flows to be received from a project can be reinvested at the IRR itself, and that assumption is often not valid.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Normal Projects S and L have the same NPV when the discount rate is zero. However, Project S's cash flows come in faster than those of L. Therefore, we know that at any discount rate greater than zero, L will have the higher NPV.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?


A) One defect of the IRR method versus the NPV is that the IRR does not take account of cash flows over a project's full life.
B) One defect of the IRR method versus the NPV is that the IRR does not take account of the time value of money.
C) One defect of the IRR method versus the NPV is that the IRR does not take account of the cost of capital.
D) One defect of the IRR method versus the NPV is that the IRR values a dollar received today the same as a dollar that will not be received until sometime in the future.
E) One defect of the IRR method versus the NPV is that the IRR does not take proper account of differences in the sizes of projects.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?


A) The internal rate of return method (IRR) is generally regarded by academics as being the best single method for evaluating capital budgeting projects.
B) The payback method is generally regarded by academics as being the best single method for evaluating capital budgeting projects.
C) The discounted payback method is generally regarded by academics as being the best single method for evaluating capital budgeting projects.
D) The net present value method (NPV) is generally regarded by academics as being the best single method for evaluating capital budgeting projects.
E) The modified internal rate of return method (MIRR) is generally regarded by academics as being the best single method for evaluating capital budgeting projects.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Warr Company is considering a project that has the following cash flow data. What is the project's IRR? Note that a project's projected IRR can be less than the WACC or negative, in both cases it will be rejected.


A) 14.05%
B) 15.61%
C) 17.34%
D) 19.27%
E) 21.20%

F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Susmel Inc. is considering a project that has the following cash flow data. What is the project's payback?


A) 2.03 years
B) 2.25 years
C) 2.50 years
D) 2.75 years
E) 3.03 years

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Stern Associates is considering a project that has the following cash flow data. What is the project's payback?


A) 2.31 years
B) 2.56 years
C) 2.85 years
D) 3.16 years
E) 3.52 years

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Assume that all projects being considered have normal cash flows and are equally risky.


A) If a project's IRR is equal to its WACC, then, under all reasonable conditions, the project's NPV must be negative.
B) If a project's IRR is equal to its WACC, then under all reasonable conditions, the project's IRR must be negative.
C) If a project's IRR is equal to its WACC, then under all reasonable conditions the project's NPV must be zero.
D) There is no necessary relationship between a project's IRR, its WACC, and its NPV.
E) When evaluating mutually exclusive projects, those projects with relatively long lives will tend to have relatively high NPVs when the cost of capital is relatively high.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

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If the IRR of normal Project X is greater than the IRR of mutually exclusive (and also normal) Project Y, we can conclude that the firm should always select X rather than Y if X has NPV > 0.

A) True
B) False

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Projects S and L are equally risky, mutually exclusive, and have normal cash flows. Project S has an IRR of 15%, while Project L's IRR is 12%. The two projects have the same NPV when the WACC is 7%. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?


A) If the WACC is 10%, both projects will have positive NPVs.
B) If the WACC is 6%, Project S will have the higher NPV.
C) If the WACC is 13%, Project S will have the lower NPV.
D) If the WACC is 10%, both projects will have a negative NPV.
E) Project S's NPV is more sensitive to changes in WACC than Project L's.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Assume that the economy is in a mild recession, and as a result interest rates and money costs generally are relatively low. The WACC for two mutually exclusive projects that are being considered is 8%. Project S has an IRR of 20% while Project L's IRR is 15%. The projects have the same NPV at the 8% current WACC. However, you believe that the economy is about to recover, and money costs and thus your WACC will also increase. You also think that the projects will not be funded until the WACC has increased, and their cash flows will not be affected by the change in economic conditions. Under these conditions, which of the following statements is CORRECT?


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 the higher IRR at the new WACC.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

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For a project with one initial cash outflow followed by a series of positive cash inflows, the modified IRR (MIRR) method involves compounding the cash inflows out to the end of the project's life, summing those compounded cash flows to form a terminal value (TV), and then finding the discount rate that causes the PV of the TV to equal the project's cost.

A) True
B) False

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