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41. A propose to invest in additional assets in order to enter a new line of business is an
example of:
a. Mutually exclusive project
b. Potential project
c. Asset replacement project
d. Asset expansion project
46. Major investments may require, for example, more inventories and higher salaries
payable. This is investment in:
a. All of these
b. Fixed assets
c. Net working capital
d. Current assets
C
47. It is an allocation of the initial cost of an asset over a number of accounting periods. What
is this?
a. Depreciation
b. Accounting income
c. Cost of new assets
d. Initial investment
A
D
50. All of the following influence capital budgeting cash flows except which one?
a. projected sales (revenues) for the project
b. choice of depreciation method for tax purposes
c. sunk costs of the project
d. economic length of the project
C
51. A project whose acceptance does not prevent or require the acceptance of one or
more alternative projects is referred to as a/an:
a. mutually exclusive project
b. dependent project
c. contingent project
d. independent project
D
52. Estimated value of selling a depreciable asset or property at the end of its useful life
in a project approsal is called:
a. Initial cost
b. None of these
c. Depreciation
d. Residual value
54. In the financial appraisal of a project the criterion which does not consider the cash
flows for the entire life of the project is:
a. Payback period
b. Net Present Value
c. None of these
d. Internal Rate of Return
A
55. The length of time a firm must wait to recoup the money it has invested in a project
is called:
a. The profitability period
b. The payback period
c. The discounted cash period
d. The internal return (IRR)
B
56. None discounted cash flow anlysis includes:
a. Payback period (PP) and accounting rate of return (ARR)
b. Net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR)
c. Payback period (PP) and internal rate of return (IRR)
d. Accounting rate of return (ARR) and internal rate of return (IRR)
A
57. Which statement is true:
a. None of these.
b. The internal rate of return method do not consider the time value of money, and also
ignores cash-flows that occur after the maximum pay-back time.
c. The accounting rate of return-method do not consider the time value of money, and also
ignores cash-flows that occur after the maximum pay-back time.
d. Pay-back methods do not consider the time value of money, and also ignores cash-flows
that occur after the maximum pay-back time.
D
58. Fill in the blank:
The change in firm value associated with investment in a project is measured by the projects
(..........)
a. Net present value
b. Discounted payback period
c. Payback period
d. Internal rate of return
A
59. Which project appraisal method is mentioned below:
Straight-line' method of estimating average returns from an investment, it uses accrual based
financial statements instead of compounded or discounted cash flows.
a. IRR Method
b. ARR Method
c. PB Method
d. NPV Method
B
60. Risk free rate using in discount technique can be obtained from:
a. All of these
b. Risk free loan
c. Risk free asset
d. Risk free money
C or D
61. Which statement is true about Average Accounting Return (ARR):
a. Uses accounting earnings, not cash flows
b. All of these
c. Relatively easy to calculate
d. Ignores the timing of the earnings
B
62. Net present value:
a. This is calculated by subtracting a project's net investment from the expected cash flows
discounted at the firm's cost of capital.
b. This is calculated by subtracting a project's net investment from the expected net cash
flows discounted at the firm's cost of capital.
c. This is calculated by subtracting a project's net investment from the expected net cash
flows at the firm's cost of capital.
d. This is calculated by subtracting a project's net investment from the expected net cash
flows discounted at the internal rate of return.
D
63. Discounted cash flow anlysis includes:
a. Accounting rate of return (ARR) and internal rate of return (IRR)
b. Net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR)
c. Payback period (PP) and internal rate of return (IRR)
d. Payback period (PP) and accounting rate of return (ARR)
B
64. To compute the required rate of return for equity in a company using the CAPM, it is
necessary to know all of the following EXCEPT:
a. the market return expected for the time period.
b. the beta for the firm.
c. the earnings for the next time period.
d. the risk-free rate.
C
65. The cost of common equity for a firm is
a. The market risk premium
b. The yield to maturity on the bond
c. The risk-free rate
d. The required rate of return on the company's stock
D
66. The factors that have impact on discounted rate (r) of a project is:
a. Expected profitability of each side involves.
b. Capital structure.
c. All of these.
d. The risk as well as the profitability of the project.
C
67. rE = rF + (rM rF) (CAPM model).
Which statement is true about rM:
a. rM is the risk free rate.
b. None of these.
c. rM is the expected return of the owner.
d. rM is the expected return on the market.
D
68. Which statement is the most correctable?
a. The Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return decision rules consider the Time Value
of Money.
b. The Net Present Value and Accounting Rate of Return decision rules consider all of the
project's cash flows and the Time Value of Money.
c. The Accounting rate of return and Internal Rate of Return decision rules consider all of the
project's cash flows and the Time Value of Money.
d. The Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return decision rules consider all of the
project's cash flows and the Time Value of Money.
D
69. Note on the calculation of IRR includes:
a. There are as many possible solution for the IRR as there are changes of sign.
b. A perticular structure of cash flows may have no IRR solution.
c. All of these.
d. The Excel calculation of IRR has specific rules.
D
70. The discount rate that reduces to zero the net present value of a stream of income
inflows and outflows. What is this?
a. Internal rate of return (IRR)
b. None of these
c. Rate of return
d. Interest rate
A
71. Which method doest not belong to Time Adjusted Method or Discounted Cash Flow
Method:
a. Internal Rate of Return Method.
b. Accounting rate of return Method.
c. All of these.
d. Net Present Value Method.
B
72. What two things does the payback method ignore?
a. timing of cash flows and cash flows after the payback period.
b. timing of cash flows.
c. cash flows after the payback period.
d. timing of cash flows and cash flows after the terminal period.
A
73. With the same project, which statement is true:
a. The time needed to cover initial investment in Discounted payback (DPB) is equal to
payback (PB).
b. The time needed to cover initial investment in Discounted payback (DPB) is greater than
payback (PB)
c. None of these.
d. The time needed to cover initial investment in Discounted payback (DPB) is less than
payback (PB)
B
75. Which method provides more confidence, the payback method or the net present value
method?
a. Payback because it tells you when you break even.
b. Net present value because it does not need to use cost of capital.
c. Net present value because it considers all inflows and outflows and the time value of
money.
d. Payback because it provides a good timetable.
C
A
Internal Rate of Return Method.
B
Pay back Method.
C
Accounting rate of return Method.
D
All of these.
A
All of these.
B
There are as many possible solution for the IRR as there are changes of sign.
C
A perticular structure of cash flows may have no IRR solution.
D
The Excel calculation of IRR has specific rules.
A
The yield to maturity on the bond
B
The market risk premium
C
The risk-free rate
D
The required rate of return on the company's stock
SUBMIT ANSWER
Which one of these is the advantage of the pay back method in project appraisal:
A
Simple to calculate
B
Relatively easy to understand
C
Concentrate on earlier cash flows of a project
D
All of these
The discount rate that reduces to zero the net present value of a stream of income inflows and
outflows. What is this?
A
Internal rate of return (IRR)
B
None of these
C
Rate of return
D
Interest rate
A
The main disadvantage with the accounting rate of return-method is that it uses accounting
numbers (instead of cash-flows) and does not consider the time value of money.
B
The main disadvantage with the accounting rate of return-method is that it uses accounting
numbers (instead of cash-flows) and does not consider cash flows of the whole projects life.
C
None of these.
D
The main disadvantage with the accounting rate of return-method is that it uses accounting
numbers (instead of cash-flows) and does not consider the accounting profit.
One might use several evaluation techniques to assess a given project to measure different
aspects of the project such as:
A
all of these
B
the NPV measures the change in firm value
C
the payback period measures liquidity
D
the IRR measures the rate of return on the initial outlay
The length of time a firm must wait to recoup the money it has invested in a project is called:
A
The internal return (IRR)
B
The profitability period
C
The discounted cash period
D
The payback period
A
None of these.
B
Payback period is the period of time over which the accumulated cash ows will greater than the
initial outlay.
C
Payback period is the period of time over which the accumulated cash ows will equal the initial
outlay.
D
Payback period is the period of time over which the cash ows will equal the initial outlay.
A
This is calculated by subtracting a project's net investment from the expected net cash flows
discounted at the internal rate of return.
B
This is calculated by subtracting a project's net investment from the expected net cash flows at
the firm's cost of capital.
C
This is calculated by subtracting a project's net investment from the expected cash flows
discounted at the firm's cost of capital.
D
This is calculated by subtracting a project's net investment from the expected net cash flows
discounted at the firm's cost of capital.
A
None of these.
B
The NPV method has the important advantage that the end result of the computations is
expressed in dollars and not in a percentage.
C
The IRR method has the important advantage that the end result of the computations is expressed
in dollars and not in a percentage.
D
The PB method has the important advantage that the end result of the computations is expressed
in dollars and not in a percentage.
SUBMIT ANSWER
The factors that have impact on discounted rate (r) of a project is:
A
The risk as well as the profitability of the project.
B
All of these.
C
Expected profitability of each side involves.
D
Capital structure.
To compute the required rate of return for equity in a company using the CAPM, it is necessary
to know all of the following EXCEPT:
A
the earnings for the next time period.
B
the beta for the firm.
C
the market return expected for the time period.
D
the risk-free rate.
A future cash flow can be converted into present value using a suitable discount rate that is:
A
High returned rate
B
Risk free rate
C
Potential rate
D
Low returned rate
A
Accounting rate of return (ARR) and internal rate of return (IRR)
B
Net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR)
C
Payback period (PP) and accounting rate of return (ARR)
D
Payback period (PP) and internal rate of return (IRR)
Which method doest not belong to Time Adjusted Method or Discounted Cash Flow Method:
A
Accounting rate of return Method.
B
Internal Rate of Return Method.
C
Net Present Value Method.
D
All of these.
A
The Net Present Value and Accounting Rate of Return decision rules consider all of the project's
cash flows and the Time Value of Money.
B
The Accounting rate of return and Internal Rate of Return decision rules consider all of the
project's cash flows and the Time Value of Money.
C
The Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return decision rules consider the Time Value of
Money.
D
The Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return decision rules consider all of the project's
cash flows and the Time Value of Money.
A
charged less in overhead costs.
B
discounted using lower rates.
C
depreciated over a longer time period.
D
rejected or abandoned.
Q18: (WACC) in case of having corporation tax greater without corporation tax
NPV >= 0
NPV = 0
AEPV
Independent project is one the acceptance of rejection of which does not directly eliminate other
projects
Contingent project is one the acceptance or rejection of which is dependent of the decision to acceot ir
reject one or more other projects
Q31: Straight-line method of estimating average retunrs from an investment, iit uses accrual based
financial statements instead if compounded discounted cash flows/
ARR
The total initial cost needed not to be released 100% at the beginning of the project
Q37: That is employed in assets of durable nature for repeated use over a long period. This refers to:
Fixed investment
Q38: Point in time (or in number of units sold) when the forecasted revenue exactly equals.
Bzeakeven point
Q42: According to indirect method, the banks point of view, total net cash flow is:
Q48: In discounted cash flow analysis, which of the following is a good decision rule?
If NPV is greater than 0 and IRR is greater than or equal to opportunity cost of capital then select
In project evaluation, the cash flows of a project refers to the expected future cash flow
Q52: Balance remaining after deducting cash outflows from cash inflows.
All of these
All of theses
Q67: Once investment projects have passed through the decision stage, what is the next stage:
Indi mental cash flows can be calculated by comparing the total future cash flow of the firm with and
without the project
Normally the total value of the pool . to be recovered at the termination of the project