Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance
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ISBN: 9781259918940
Author: Ross, Stephen A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 6, Problem 8CQ
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To evaluate: Whether depreciation should be ignored or considered when evaluating projects.

Incremental Cash Flow:

Incremental cash flow means increase in the cash flow of a company from investment in new project. It means the addition in the cash flow that will generate from the future project.

Depreciation:

Depreciation is a non cash expense. Depreciation means the value of assets is going to reduce day by day due to use of that asset, the new assets of new technology come into force and due to tear and wear.

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“When evaluating projects, we’re concerned with only the relevant incremental after-tax cash flows. Therefore, because depreciation is a non-cash expense, we should ignore its effects when evaluating projects.” Critically evaluate this statement.
Explain why depreciation should not be included as a cost in a discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis of a project.
Which of the following is NOTa relevant cash flow and thus should not be reflected in the analysis of a capital budgeting project? a. Shipping and installation costs. b. Cannibalization effects. c. Opportunity costs. d. Sunk costs that have been expensed for tax purposes. e. Changes in net working capital.   Please explain your answer for better understanding.

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