Survey Of Accounting
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Author: Edmonds, Thomas P.
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Chapter 16, Problem 12Q
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Explain whether investment A is considered as the better investment opportunity.
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An investor is consider four different opportunities, A, B, C, or D. The payoff for each opportunity will depend on the economic conditions, represented in the payoff table below.
Economic Condition
Investment
Poor
Average
Good
Excellent
(S1)
(S2)
(S3)
(S4)
A
50
75
20
30
B
80
15
40
50
C
-100
300
-50
10
D
25
25
25
25
What decision would be made under minimax regret?
Which one of the following is an indicator that an investment is acceptable?
Check all that apply:
Profitability index equal 1.5
Profitability index greater than 0
the required return less than internal rate of return
IRR equal to zero
Payback period exceeds the required period
Profitability index equal 1
Which of the following is TRUE about NPV? LO3
NPV is the ratio of a project's present value to the amount of resources consumed in generating it.
O NPV is the rate at which IRR equals $0.
O NPV and IRR are equally reliable investment decision rules when evaluating mutually exclusive projects.
O NPV is the difference between the present value of the benefits and the present value of the costs of a project.
Chapter 16 Solutions
Survey Of Accounting
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