PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 9, Problem 2PS
True/false* True or false?
- a. The company cost of capital is the correct discount rate for all projects because the high risks of some projects are offset by the low risk of other projects.
- b. Distant cash flows are riskier than near-term cash flows. Therefore, long-term projects require higher risk-adjusted discount rates.
- c. Adding fudge factors to discount rates undervalues long-lived projects compared with quick-payoff projects.
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Assuming that their NPVs based on the firm's cost of capital are equal, the NPV of a project whose cash flows accrue relatively rapidly will be more sensitive to changes in the discount rate than the NPV of a project whose cash flows come in later in its life.
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If a firm uses its weighted average cost of capital (WACC) as the discount rate for all of the projects it undertakes then the firm will tend to:
I. reject some positive net present value projects.
II. accept some negative net present value projects.
III. favor low risk projects over high risk projects.
IV. increase its overall level of risk over time.
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III and IV only
I, II, and III only
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Why the payback method is often considered inferior to discounted cash flow in capital investment appraisal?
Select one:
a. It is more difficult to calculate
b. It does not calculate how long it will take to recoup the money invested
c. It only takes into account the future income of a project
d. None of the option
e. It does not take account of the time value of money
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