SCAN is a multi-divisional utility company.SCAN has four divisions with the following betas and proportions of the firm's total assets: $\begin{array}{llc} \frac{\text { Division }}{\text { Electric \& Gas }} & \frac{\text { Beta }}{0.85} & \frac{\% \text { of Assets }}{60} \\ \text { Bus transportation } & 0.95 & 10 \\ \text { Real estate } & 1.40 & 25 \\ \text { Recreation } & 1.15 & 5 \end{array}$ What is the firm's weighted average beta?

A) 1.01 B) 1.53 C) 0.93 D) 1.13 A) 1.01 B) 1.53 C) 0.93 D) 1.13

Given the following cash flows and certainty equivalent factors for an investment project, determine the certainty equivalent net present value.The firm's cost of capital is 14% and the risk-free rate is 6%. \[\begin{array} { c r c } & \text { Cash } & \text { Certainty-Equivalent } \\ \hline \text { Year } & \underline { \text { Flow } } & \underline { \text { Factor } } \\ \hline 0 & - \$ 100,000 & 1.00 \\ 1 & 60,000 & 0.90 \\ 2 & 60,000 & 0.75 \\ 3 & 60,000 & 0.55 \end{array}\]

A) $32,000 B) $18,692 C) $4,238 D) cannot be determined A) $32,000 B) $18,692 C) $4,238 D) cannot be determined

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Calco is a multi-divisional firm with a weighted cost of capital of 14 percent and a risk-adjusted discount rate for its can division of 17 percent.A planned expansion in the can division requires a net investment of $170,000 and results in expected cash inflows of $42,000 a year for seven years.Should Calco invest in this expansion?

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When analyzing a sensitivity curve, the the slope, the more sensitive the net present value is to a change in the computed variable.

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List the ways that a company's decision maker can adjust for total project risk in capital budgeting.

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are needed for sensitivity analysis and have made the application simple and inexpensive.

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All of the following are correct statements about a project's total risk EXCEPT:

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What are the weaknesses of the net present value/payback approach?

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A project has an expected NPV of $50,000 with a standard deviation of the NPV of $20,000.Assume that NPV is normally distributed.What is the probability that the project will have a net present value greater than $60,000?

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SCAN is a multi-divisional utility company.SCAN has four divisions with the following betas and proportions of the firm's total assets: Bus transportation 0.95 10 Real estate 1.40 25 Recreation 1.15 5 What is the firm's weighted average beta?

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Determine the pure project beta of a project that has 30% debt and 70% equity.The beta for the company is 1.4 and a tax rate of 40%.

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Portfolio risk is also known as:

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When evaluating a capital expenditure to be made in a foreign country, the parent firm must be concerned with the

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Technico plans to start a new product division that will have a capital structure of 70 percent debt and 30 percent equity.The levered beta for this division has been estimated to be 2.02.What will be Technico's weighted cost of capital for this new division if the after-tax cost of debt is 7 percent, the risk-free rate is 8 percent, and the market risk premium is 5 percent?

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Given the following cash flows and certainty equivalent factors for an investment project, determine the certainty equivalent net present value.The firm's cost of capital is 14% and the risk-free rate is 6%. Cash Certainty-Equivalent Year 0 -\ 100,000 1.00 1 60,000 0.90 2 60,000 0.75 3 60,000 0.55

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A firm's leveraged beta will always be its unleveraged beta.

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SCAN is a multi-divisional utility company.SCAN has four divisions with the following betas and proportions of the firm's total assets: The risk-free rate is 8 percent and the market risk premium is 5 percent.If SCAN is considering a residential development, what should the firm use as its cost of equity in evaluating this project?

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The use of sensitivity analysis requires that

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When is the risk-adjusted discount rate approach considered preferable to the weighted cost of capital approach in determining the net present value of a project?

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Sensitivity analysis is a procedure that can be used in the capital budgeting process to indicate how sensitive the Is to changes in a particular variable.

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The risk-adjusted discount rate approach is used in the analysis of projects for which is the applicable risk measure.

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The certainty equivalent factors used to adjust the cash flows for risk can range from

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Exam 11: Capital Budgeting and Risk

When analyzing a sensitivity curve, the the slope, the more sensitive the net present value is to a change in the computed variable.

List the ways that a company's decision maker can adjust for total project risk in capital budgeting.

are needed for sensitivity analysis and have made the application simple and inexpensive.

All of the following are correct statements about a project's total risk EXCEPT:

What are the weaknesses of the net present value/payback approach?

A project has an expected NPV of $50,000 with a standard deviation of the NPV of $20,000.Assume that NPV is normally distributed.What is the probability that the project will have a net present value greater than $60,000?

SCAN is a multi-divisional utility company.SCAN has four divisions with the following betas and proportions of the firm's total assets: Bus transportation 0.95 10 Real estate 1.40 25 Recreation 1.15 5 What is the firm's weighted average beta?

Determine the pure project beta of a project that has 30% debt and 70% equity.The beta for the company is 1.4 and a tax rate of 40%.

Portfolio risk is also known as:

When evaluating a capital expenditure to be made in a foreign country, the parent firm must be concerned with the

Given the following cash flows and certainty equivalent factors for an investment project, determine the certainty equivalent net present value.The firm's cost of capital is 14% and the risk-free rate is 6%. Cash Certainty-Equivalent Year 0 -\ 100,000 1.00 1 60,000 0.90 2 60,000 0.75 3 60,000 0.55

A firm's leveraged beta will always be its unleveraged beta.

The use of sensitivity analysis requires that

When is the risk-adjusted discount rate approach considered preferable to the weighted cost of capital approach in determining the net present value of a project?

Sensitivity analysis is a procedure that can be used in the capital budgeting process to indicate how sensitive the Is to changes in a particular variable.

The risk-adjusted discount rate approach is used in the analysis of projects for which is the applicable risk measure.

The certainty equivalent factors used to adjust the cash flows for risk can range from

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