Which of the following statements is CORRECT?   a.  An NPV profile graph shows how a project's payback varies as the cost of capital changes.   b.  The NPV profile graph for a normal project will generally have a positive (upward) slope as the life of the project increases.   c.  An NPV profile graph is designed to give decision makers an idea about how a project's risk varies with its life.   d.  An NPV profile graph is designed to give decision makers an idea about how a project's contribution to the firm's value varies with the cost of capital.   e.  We cannot draw a project's NPV profile unless we know the appropriate WACC for use in evaluating the project's NPV.

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

 

a. 

An NPV profile graph shows how a project's payback varies as the cost of capital changes.

 

b. 

The NPV profile graph for a normal project will generally have a positive (upward) slope as the life of the project increases.

 

c. 

An NPV profile graph is designed to give decision makers an idea about how a project's risk varies with its life.

 

d. 

An NPV profile graph is designed to give decision makers an idea about how a project's contribution to the firm's value varies with the cost of capital.

 

e. 

We cannot draw a project's NPV profile unless we know the appropriate WACC for use in evaluating the project's NPV.

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