Dupont 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, the value will be forgone, ie, 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. WACC 7.50%

Jenny​ Rene, the CFO of Asor​ Products, Inc., has just completed an evaluation of a proposed capital expenditure for equipment that would expand the​ firm's manufacturing capacity. Using the traditional NPV​ methodology, she found the project unacceptable​ because:   NPVtraditional=−$1,887<0   Before recommending rejection of the proposed​ project, she has decided to assess whether real options might be embedded in the​ firm's cash flows. Her evaluation uncovered three options and their​ probability: Option​ 1: Abandonment—The project could be abandoned at the end of 3​ years, resulting in an addition to NPV of $1,040. Option​ 2: Growth—If the projected outcomes​ occurred, an opportunity to expand the firm's product offerings further would become available at the end of 4 years. Exercise of this option is estimated to add $2,820 to the​ project's NPV. Option​ 3: Timing—Certain phases of the proposed project could be delayed if market and competitive conditions caused the​ firm's…

How do I determine which is the correct answer for this problem? A company estimates that an average-risk project has a WACC of 10 percent, a below-average-risk project has a WACC of 8 percent, and an above-average-risk project has a WACC of 12 percent. Which of the following independent projects should the company accept? a. Project A has average risk and an IRR = 9 percent. b. Project B has below-average risk and an IRR = 8.5 percent. c. Project C has above-average risk and an IRR = 11 percent. d. All of the projects above should be accepted. e. None of the projects above should be accepted. Please answer fast I give you upvote.

I think question 3 is not answered clearly.  If Project A is rejected due to negative NPV, then all positive NPVs projects should be accepted.  The answer is not clear. Please correct me if I am missing something.    Question 3) If the firm uses the discounted-payback rule, will it accept any negative NPV projects? Will it turn down any positive NPV projects? How do you know?    Your answer is:  No Due to Project A's negative NPV, it cannot cover the initial investment within its useful life. Will it turn down any positive NPV projects? It will reject projects with positive NPVs but not those with negative NPVs. If all potential cash flows are taken into account but the project still doesn't reach the designated cutoff point, the NPV can still be positive.

Which of the following statements is correct?   a. Since investors prefer more return and less risk, one will never hold a dominated asset in the risk-return sense. In other words, if asset A has a higher expected return and lower standard-deviation than asset B, then investors would only hold asset A in their optimal portfolio.   b. The IRR method correctly ranks mutually exclusive projects.   c. When an investment project is evaluated today, the spending that occurred in the last year has to be included in the NPV analysis.   d. The payback period criterion properly considers the time value of money.   e. When there are two mutually exclusive projects, the project with the highest NPV should be chosen.

1) What is the company's WACC? 2) Should the company take the projects? Assume that the projects have the same risk as an average project for your firm. 3) If one project is depended on the other in a way that the company can only take both projects, should it take it?

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS CORRECT?

Basic NPV methods tell us that the value of a project today is NPV0. Time value of money issues also lead us to believe that if we choose not to do the project that it will be worth NPV1 one period from now, such that NPV0 > NPV1.  Why then do we see some firms choosing to defer taking on a project?

You and another analyst are asked to choose between two projects. Your manager tells you that the opportunity cost of capital is 10%. The other analyst points out that Project B has an IRR of 37.3%, which is much higher than Project A’s IRR of 24.7%, so he thinks Project B is the better project. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer. If you disagree with the intern, explain why the other analyst’s logic is incorrect.

Which of the following statements is false? The equivalent annual value of a project is equal to the net present value of a project held in perpetuity, divided by the required rate of return. None of the given options is false. Management may select a project with a lower net present value because qualitative factors may render the other project less attractive. The rejection of positive net present value projects by management is inconsistent with the objective of maximising shareholder wealth.