Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9780134475585
Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.17MCQ
To determine
It refers to the rate of return that is computed by the company to make a decision of selection of a project for investment. This rate provides the basis for selection of projects with lower cost of capital and rejection of project with higher cost of capital.
To identify: The correct option.
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Which of the following items describes a weakness of the internal rate-of-return method?a. The internal rate of return is difficult to calculate and requires a financial calculator or spreadsheet tool such as Excel to calculate efficiently.b. Cash flows from the investment are assumed in the IRR analysis to be reinvested at the internal rate of return.c. The internal rate-of-return calculation ignores time value of money.d. The internal rate-of-return calculation ignores project cash flows occurring after the initial investment is recovered.
Technical problems associated with the internal rate of return include:
a. the possibility of multiple IRRs, which rarely present practical difficulties
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O Lacks a decision criterion that is economically based.
O It does not consider the time value of money.
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Chapter 21 Solutions
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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