What Happens If You Attempt to Use a Variable Before

question 10

Multiple Choice

What happens if you attempt to use a variable before it has been initialized?

• A) A syntax error may be generated by the compiler.
• B) A run-time error may occur during execution.
• C) A "garbage" or "uninitialized" value will be used in the computation.
• D) A value of zero is used.
• E) Only answers A and B are correct.

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Definitions:

Discounted Payback

A capital budgeting method that calculates the time it takes to recoup an investment's initial costs, taking the time value of money into account.

Time Value of Money

The concept that money available at the present time is worth more than the same amount in the future due to its earning capacity.

Project's Liquidity

The ease with which a project's assets can be converted into cash without significant loss of value.

Discount Rate

The discount rate employed to ascertain the present worth of forthcoming cash flows in an analysis of discounted cash flow.