Exam 11: Investment Decision Criteria

Dieyard Battery Recyclers is considering a project with the following cash flows Initial outlay = $13,000 Cash flows: Year 1 = $5,000 Year 2 = $3,000 Year 3 = $9,000 If the appropriate discount rate is 15%, compute the NPV of this project.

Which of the following best explains the continuing popularity of the payback method?

If the NPV of a project is zero, then the profitability index should equal one.

Project H requires an initial investment of $100,000 and the produces annual cash flows of $45,000 per year for each of the next 3 years. Project T also requires an initial investment of $100,000 and produces cash flows of $30,000 in year 1, $40,000 in year 2, and $70,000 in year 3. If the discount rate increases from 10% to 16%

Which of the following would be an example of a mandated capital budgeting decision?

The primary objective of all capital budgeting decisions is to increase the size of the firm.

What is the NPV of a $45,000 project that is expected to have an after-tax cash flow of $14,000 for the first two years, $10,000 for the next two years, and $8,000 for the fifth year? Use a 10% discount rate. Would you accept the project?

The required rate of return represents the cost of capital for a project.

Which of the following is a typical capital budgeting decision?

Which of the following are typical consequences of good capital budgeting decisions?

Distinguish between revenue enhancement investments, cost-reduction investments, and mandated investments.

Payback for Project Y is

A machine costs $10,000, has a three-year life, and has an estimated salvage value of $1000. It will generate after-tax annual cash flows (ACF) of $6000 a year, starting next year. If your required rate of return for the project is 10%, what is the NPV of this investment? (Round your answer to the nearest $1.00.)

You have been asked to analyze a capital investment proposal. The project's cost is $2,775,000. Cash inflows are projected to be $925,000 in Year 1; $1,000,000 in Year 2; $1,000,000 in Year 3; $1,000,000 in Year 4; and $1,225,000 in Year 5. Assume that your firm discounts capital projects at 15.5%. What is the project's MIRR?

Project Full Moon has an initial outlay of $30,000, followed by positive cash flows of $10,000 in year 1, $15,000 in year 2, and $15,000 in year 3. The project should be accepted if the required rate of return is

If the project's internal rate of return is greater than or equal to zero, the project should always be accepted.

Project Black Swan requires an initial investment of $115,000. It has positive cash flows of $140,000 for each of the next two years. Because of major demolition and environmental clean-up costs, cash flow for the third and final year of the project is $(170,000).