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question 20

Multiple Choice

A firm is considering the purchase of an asset whose risk is greater than the current risk of the firm, based on any method for assessing risk. In evaluating this asset, the decision maker should

• A) Increase the IRR of the asset to reflect the greater risk.
• B) Increase the NPV of the asset to reflect the greater risk.
• C) Reject the asset, since its acceptance would increase the risk of the firm.
• D) Ignore the risk differential if the asset to be accepted would comprise only a small fraction of the total assets of the firm.
• E) Increase the cost of capital used to evaluate the project to reflect the higher risk of the proj¬ect.

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Definitions:

Opiate Drugs

Substances derived from opium or synthetically made to mimic its effects, typically used to relieve pain but also known for their potential for addiction and abuse.

Receptor Sites

Specific locations on cell membranes or within cells where hormones, neurotransmitters, drugs, or other molecules bind to elicit a biological response.

Endorphins

“Morphine within”—natural, opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.