FIN 2400 Final – Flashcards
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Future Cash Flows
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discounted CF valuation is the process of discounting an investment's
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Which of the following indicates that a project is expected to create value to its owners?
-Profitability index less than 1.0
-Positive average accounting rate of return
-Positive net present value
-Internal rate of return that is less than the requirement
-Payback period greater than the requirement
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positive NPV
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The net present value:
-is equal to the initial investment when the internal rate of return is equal to the required return.
-method of analysis cannot be applied to mutually exclusive projects.
-decreases as the required rate of return increases.
-is directly related to the discount rate.
-is unaffected by the timing of an investment's cash flows.
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decreases as the required rate of return increases
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Which of the following indicates that a project should be rejected?
-Positive net present value
-Internal rate of return that exceeds the required return
-Average accounting return that exceeds the requirement
-Payback period that is shorter than the requirement period
-Profitability index less than 1.0
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Profitability index less than 1.0
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If a project with conventional cash flows has a profitability index of 1.0, the project will:
-have a negative net present value.
-have an internal rate of return that equals the required return.
-have a negative internal rate of return.
-produce more cash inflows than outflows in today's dollars.
-never pay back.
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have an internal rate of return that equals the required return
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Which of the following statements is true:
-If the IRR exceeds the required return, the profitability index will be less than 1.0.
-When the internal rate of return is greater than the required return, the net present value is positive.
-If two projects are mutually exclusive, you should select the project with the shortest payback period.
-The profitability index will be greater than 1.0 when the net present value is negative.
-Projects with conventional cash flows have multiple internal rates of return.
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When the internal rate of return is greater than the required return, the net present value is positive.
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Which one of the following defines the internal rate of return for a project?
-Discount rate that creates a zero cash flow from assets
-Discount rate that results in a net present value equal to the project's initial cost
-Discount rate that results in a zero net present value for the project
-The project's current market rate of return
-Rate of return required by the project's investors
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Discount rate that results in a zero net present value for the project
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IRR definition/ when to reject project
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The IRR is defined as the interest rate that makes the NPV equal zero.
The project should be rejected because the IRR is less than the required rate.
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The net present value profile illustrates how the net present value of an investment is affected by which one of the following?
Inflation rate
Discount rate
Project's initial cost
Real rate of return
Timing of the project's cash inflows
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Discount Rate
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If an investment is producing a return that is equal to the required return, the investment's net present value will be:
zero.
less than, or equal to, zero.
greater than the project's initial investment.
positive.
equal to the project's net profit.
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zero
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Which one of the following is generally considered to be the best form of analysis if you have to select a single method to analyze a variety of investment opportunities?
Profitability index
Accounting rate of return
Internal rate of return
Net present value
Payback
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NPV
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Based on the most recent survey information presented in your textbook, CFOs tend to use which two methods of investment analysis the most frequently?
Payback and net present value
Internal rate of return and net present value
Net present value and profitability index
Profitability index and internal rate of return
Payback and internal rate of return
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IRR and NPV
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The payback period is the length of time it takes an investment to generate sufficient cash flows to enable the project to:
offset its fixed expenses.
recoup its initial cost.
offset its total expenses.
produce a positive annual cash flow.
produce a positive cash flow from assets.
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recoup its initial cost
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Both Projects A and B are acceptable as independent projects. However, the selection of either one of these projects eliminates the option of selecting the other project. Which one of the following terms best describes the relationship between Project A and Project B?
Multiple choice
Mutually exclusive
Crosswise
Dual return
Conventional
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mutually exclusive
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
The payback period considers the timing and amount of all of a project's cash flows.
A longer payback period is preferred over a shorter payback period.
The payback rule is biased in favor of long-term projects.
The payback period ignores the time value of money.
The payback rule states that you should accept a project if the payback period is less than one year.
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The payback period ignores the time value of money.
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he Tattle Teller has a printing press sitting idly in its back room. The press has no market value to another printer because the machine utilizes old technology. The firm could get $250 for the press as scrap metal. The press is six years old and originally cost $148,000. The current book value is $2,570. The president of the firm is considering a new project and feels he can use this press for that project. What value, if any, should be assigned to the press as an initial cost of the new project?
$0
$250
$2,245
$2,495
$2,570
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The relevant cost is the opportunity cost of $250.
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A cost that should be ignored when evaluating a project because that cost has already been incurred and cannot be recouped is referred to as which type of cost?
Fixed
Sunk
Forgotten
Opportunity
Variable
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sunk
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A debt-free firm has net income of $228,400, taxes of $46,200, and depreciation of $21,300. What is the operating cash flow?
$295,900
$182,200
$103,500
$249,700
$107,100
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Operating cash flow = $228,400 + $21,300 = $249,700
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The Tattle Teller has a printing press sitting idly in its back room. The press has no market value to another printer because the machine utilizes old technology. The firm could get $250 for the press as scrap metal. The press is six years old and originally cost $148,000. The current book value is $2,570. The president of the firm is considering a new project and feels he can use this press for that project. What value, if any, should be assigned to the press as an initial cost of the new project?
$250
$2,495
$0
$2,245
$2,570
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The relevant cost is the opportunity cost of $250.
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A cost that should be ignored when evaluating a project because that cost has already been incurred and cannot be recouped is referred to as which type of cost?
Fixed
Forgotten
Opportunity
Sunk
Variable
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sunk
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A debt-free firm has net income of $228,400, taxes of $46,200, and depreciation of $21,300. What is the operating cash flow?
$103,500
$249,700
$295,900
$107,100
$182,200
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Operating cash flow = $228,400 + $21,300 = $249,700
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Ronnie's Custom Cars purchased some fixed assets two years ago for $105,000. The assets are classified as 5-year property for MACRS. Ronnie is considering selling these assets now so he can buy some newer fixed assets which utilize the latest in technology. Ronnie has been offered $54,500 for his old assets. What is the net cash flow from the salvage value if the tax rate is 34 percent?
$54,500.00
$50,400.00
$42,138.96
$53,106.00
$46,251.60
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Book value = $105,000 × (1 - 0.20 - 0.32) = $50,400
Net cash flow = $54,500 - 0.34 × ($54,500 - $50,400) = $53,106.00
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Net CF formula
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net cf= SV- tax rt(SV-BV)
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book value formula
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BV= initial cost x (1-MACRS %'s for yrs of asset)
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A pro forma financial statement is a financial statement that:
compares the performance of a firm to its industry.
compares actual results to the budgeted amounts.
values all assets based on their current market values.
projects future years' operations.
expresses all values as a percentage of either total assets or total sales.
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projects future years' operations.
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Mark is analyzing a proposed project to determine how changes in the variable costs per unit would affect the project's net present value. What type of analysis is Mark conducting?
Erosion planning
Benefit-cost analysis
Sensitivity analysis
Opportunity cost analysis
Scenario analysis
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sensitivity analysis
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Which one of the following terms refers to the best option that was foregone when a particular investment is selected?
Erosion
Marginal cost
Side effect
Sunk cost
Opportunity cost
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opportunity cost
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Jamie is analyzing the estimated net present value of a project under various what if scenarios. The type of analysis that Jamie is doing is best described as:
scenario analysis.
opportunity evaluation.
benefit planning.
sensitivity analysis.
erosion planning.
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scenario analysis
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Scenario analysis (definition)
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determination of what happens to NPV estimates when we ask what-if questions (worst case vs. best case scenario)
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sensitivity analysis (definition)
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what happens to NPV when only 1 variable is changed